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Non-communicable diseases (NCDs)

23 September 2025

NCDs as a development challenge: latest data and trends in Asia and the Pacific

by Ian Anderson

23 September 2025

Diabetes: a particular health and development challenge for the Pacific

by Ian Anderson

11 September 2025

On the front line of the climate crisis in Kiribati

by Peter Clausen

Close up photo of old bathroom scale on wooden floor

20 June 2023

Obesity preparedness in Asia and the Pacific

by Ian Anderson

Early morning exercise in Tonga (Conor Ashleigh-DFAT-Flickr)

22 November 2022

NCDs in Asia and the Pacific: economics, financing and “best buys” for responding

by Ian Anderson

Walking for fitness in Nauru (Lorrie Graham-DFAT-Flickr)

16 November 2022

NCDs in Asia and the Pacific: recent findings and key challenges

by Ian Anderson

Obesity, COVID-19 and the Asia-Pacific

13 May 2021

Obesity, COVID-19 and the Asia-Pacific

by Ian Anderson

8 April 2021

The Pacific food revolution will be televised

by Mark Peter Notaras

Participants in one of the cooking workshops held as part of the NCDs Prevention Roadshow

2 December 2020

On the road to reduce NCDs in Nauru

by James Yu, Chih-Chen Chou and Stacey Cain

Danumurthi Mahendra/Flickr/CC BY 2.0

13 March 2019

Smoking on the rise in Indonesia, and other recent WHO NCD findings

by Ian Anderson

A patient getting a health screening as part of a diabetes program in Bangalore, India (Trinity Care Foundation/Flickr/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

27 April 2018

Responding to the NCD epidemic in the Asia Pacific region: supporting accountability

by Barbara McPake, Alan Lopez and Brian Oldenburg

Discussing diabetes prevention at a health fair in Tonga during Pacific Partnership 2013 (US Pacific Fleet/Flickr/CC BY-NC 2.0)

18 April 2018

NCD prevention and control: special challenges in the Pacific

by Ian Anderson

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