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WHO Western Pacific and The Borrow Foundation strengthen partnership to address the burden of oral diseases in the Region The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Western Pacific and The Borrow Foundation have signed a new agreement to strengthen support for oral health across the Western Pacific Region. The agreement was signed in Geneva during the World Health Assembly by WHO Western Pacific Regional Director, Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala, and Nigel Borrow, Trustee of The Borrow Foundation. A charitable organization headquartered in Waterlooville in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, The Borrow Foundation has long supported global oral health initiatives, with a special focus on children. Oral diseases, from caries to cancer, remain the most common noncommunicable diseases in the Western Pacific Region, affecting nearly 960 million people – about 42% of the overall population. Despite oral diseases being largely preventable, access to essential oral health care remains limited in many countries, highlighting the need for stronger policy development, coordination and implementation. Through this agreement, WHO and The Borrow Foundation will work together to support implementation of the first-ever Western Pacific Regional Implementation Plan for the Global Strategy and Action Plan on Oral Health. WHO Regional Director Dr Saia Ma'u Piukala and Nigel Borrow of The Borrow Foundation during the signing of the partnership... https://www.who.int/westernpacific/news/item/19-05-2026-who-western-pacific-and-the-borrow-foundation-strengthen-partnership-to-address-the-burden-of-oral-diseases-in-the-region