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For more information,
please contact:
Yves Corbel,
Deputy Director-General
Social Resources Division
Secretariat of the Pacific Community
BP D5, 98848
Noumea Cedex
New Caledonia
Tél.: +687 26.20.00
Fax: +687 26.38.18
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The Public Health Programme
The SPC Public Health Programme (PHP) aims to improve the overall standard of health of Pacific Island peoples. It works across numerous public health fields, particularly communicable and noncommunicable diseases and public health policy. Noncommunicable DiseasesIn the Western Pacific Region of the World Health Organization (WHO), PICTs consistently have the highest rates of death due to ischaemic heart disease, cerebrovascular disease and diabetes. These rates are often significantly higher than those for more developed countries in the region. Communicable DiseasesCommunicable diseases continue to result in significant morbidity and mortality.
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