The Asian Development Bank finds that COVID-19 exposed both critical weaknesses and resilient strengths in Asia’s health emergency systems, accelerating urgent reforms in disease surveillance, health financing, and cross-border cooperation
The WHO is urging immediate, targeted action to bolster emergency health workforce capacity across the Asia-Pacific, warning that shared cross-border risks leave the region exposed unless countries build stronger, coordinated preparedness and response systems
The WHO is sounding a stark warning: governments must act now-adopting science-driven policies and a stronger One Health approach-because interconnected threats to people, animals and the environment are evolving at breakneck speed
Leading global health figures converged at the 2026 APHSAF Stakeholders Meeting, hosted by WHO, to chart a bold, coordinated course for strengthening health security across the Asia-Pacific
Health experts are raising the alarm as a fast‑moving measles surge sweeps WHO’s South‑East Asia Region – urging immediate, targeted action to revive stalled vaccination campaigns and protect years of hard‑won progress from being wiped out
Next week, health ministers from WHO’s South-East Asia Region will gather to fast-track progress on critical health priorities: strengthening systems, closing equity gaps, and deepening regional cooperation – all to better protect and improve the health of millions
A new WHO regional mapping across the Asia-Pacific reveals stark vulnerabilities – alongside promising strengths – in health systems, and delivers practical, actionable guidance to help countries strengthen preparedness for the next health crisis
WHO and South-East Asian member states are stepping up to expand the region’s emergency health fund – a strategic push to boost pandemic preparedness, accelerate rapid-response capabilities, and fortify health systems against future shocks
A new United Nations University report sounds a stark warning: in South and Southeast Asia, the next climate-action frontier is urgent-building resilient, transformative health systems that can withstand rising climate risks and protect millions of lives
The WHO South-East Asia Region is boosting multi-source surveillance systems to improve detection and response to health emergencies, aiming for faster, more coordinated action against outbreaks and crises.
The Asian Development Bank lays out four bold strategies to strengthen health security across Asia: sharpening disease surveillance, deepening cross-border cooperation, investing in resilient healthcare infrastructure, and building rapid-response systems to detect, contain and recover quickly from the next pandemic