| Western Pacific Health Data Platform

World TB Day 2026

24 March 2026
The theme of World TB Day 2026 - ‘Yes! We can end TB!’ – conveys a message of hope that getting back-on-track to turn the tide against the TB epidemic is possible through high-level leadership, increased investments and faster uptake of new tools and innovations.

World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day 2026

30 January 2026 “Unite. Act. Eliminate.”

World UHC Day 2025

12 December 2025

World AIDS Day 2025

1 December 2025 "Overcoming disruption, transforming the AIDS response”

Selected Indicators in the Western Pacific

Transitions from an ageing to aged societies

9 countries

need less than 25 years to transition from ageing to aged societies

UHC service coverage index and Financial hardship

2 countries

have higher UHC SCI and lower Financial hardship compared to the Regional average

People requiring interventions against neglected tropical diseases

129.8 million people

in the Western Pacific Region requiring intervention against NTDs in 2024

TB Incidence Rate

131 per 100 000

population was the estimated TB incidence for the Region in 2024. (95% uncertainty interval: 112–152)

World UHC Day 2025 selected indicator

Drowning 2024

Weaving the Strands Together

Western Pacific Malaria Dashboard

Western Pacific Electronic Cigarette Dashboard

Infectious Diseases Clinical Trials Dashboard

Health Equity Dashboard

WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic 2023

Implementation progress of the Regional Action Plan for Tobacco Control