WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.
In the 21st century, health is a shared responsibility, involving equitable access to essential care and collective defence against transnational threats.
The Western Pacific Region, is one of the six regions of the World Health Organization, which is home to approximately 1.8 billion people, more than one-fourth of the world's population. It stretches over a vast area, from China in the north and west, to New Zealand in the south, and French Polynesia in the east. One of the most diverse of the WHO regions, the Western Pacific constitutes some of the world's least developed countries as well as the most rapidly emerging economies. It includes highly developed countries such as Australia, Japan, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea and Singapore; and fast growing economies such as China and Viet Nam.
The Cook Islands is 1 of 37 countries and areas the WHO Western Pacific Region provides support to.
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Jan 2014 - Drinking Water Laboratory Capacity Review (400KB)
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13 - 16 May 2014 - Water Safety Plan Mainstreaming - Tentative Schedule
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