Drowning prevention
Mai Van Chuyen, Viet Nam
WHO / Yoshi Shimizu
A WHO field staff talks to a woman fetching water from a water catchment tank in Kiribati.
A WHO field staff talks to a woman fetching water from a water catchment tank in Kiribati.
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People of the Western Pacific
Real people. Real lives. Real stories.
The People of the Western Pacific project aims to bring a human perspective to the main public health priorities that have emerged for Member States across the Region. Outlined in the Region’s collective vision For the Future, these challenges are health security (including AMR), noncommunicable diseases and ageing, climate change and the environment, and reaching the unreached. The stories in this video series are reflective of the particular economic, social and demographic circumstances of diverse people living around the Western Pacific Region. Through interviews and photo essays, these stories provide a snapshot of the subjects’ lives, concerns, dreams and expectations for the future.
Midwifery
Ismaziah Binti Ibrahim, Malaysia
Climate change
Roy, Papua New Guinea
Patient safety
Katsumura Hisashi, Japan
Innovation
Udila, Fiji
Health workforce
So Visal, Cambodia
Cervical cancer
Karo, Fiji
Noncommunicable diseases
Khishigdavaa, Mongolia
Traditional medicine
Liu Tao, Hong Kong SAR (China)
Mental health
Romy, New Zealand
Breast cancer
Glenda, Philippines
Health emergencies
Dr Tsedenbal, Mongolia
Primary health care
Khamphet, Lao People's Democratic Republic
Violence
Olivia, Papua New Guinea
School health
Tim, Singapore
Reaching the unreached
Pa Vang, Lao People's Democratic Republic
Medical care during COVID-19
Gantsengel, Mongolia
Noncommunicable diseases
Anolyn Lulu, Vanuatu
Community care
Akiyama, Japan
Oral health
Emily, Vanuatu
Mental health
Gemma, Australia
Volunteering during COVID-19
Xu Li, China
Tuberculosis
Josephine, Papua New Guinea
Measles
May, Philippines
Ageing
Ouyunbat, Mongolia
Food marketing
Gong Beibi, China
Nursing and midwifery
Jessie, Solomon Islands
Mental health
Koki, Japan
Polio
Gafo, Papua New Guinea
Dengue
Elenoa, Tuvalu
Safe and affordable surgery
Unipa Byakhan, Mongolia
COVID-19
Haitang, China
Nursing and midwifery
Vonechai, Lao People's Democratic Republic
COVID-19
Gunhee Lee, Republic of Korea
Antimicrobial resistance
Colin, Australia
Premature birth
Hoang Tien Loc, Viet Nam
Tobacco
Emer, Philippines
Mental health
Wang Yi, China