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We were very pleased to join health ministers and other leaders recently in Manila, at the annual Regional Committee Meeting for the WHO Western Pacific Region. We engaged in critical health issues like climate resilience, digital health, primary health care, health financing, and oral health, and were reminded of the power and necessity of working together

The World Health Organization has described climate change as “the single biggest health threat facing humanity”.

Our McCabe Centre team had an inspiring few days at the Oceania Tobacco Control Conference (OTCC) on the Gold Coast last week. Under the theme, “Reignite the Fight,” we heard from both veteran leaders and new voices addressing the ongoing battle against the tobacco industry.

We were delighted to join the Norwegian Cancer Society, the World Health Organization, and the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Secretariat as co-organisers of a workshop on Law and Tobacco Control: Global and European perspectives following World Cancer Congress this year.