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95 Promenade Roger Laroque, Anse Vata
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Tel.: +687 26.20.00
Fax: +687 26.38.18
Suva Regional Office
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Suva, Fiji Islands
Tel.: +679 337.07.33
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E-mail: spc@spc.int
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Pacific
Action for Health Project (PAHP)
Efate Island, Vanuatu: Village based drama is a key way to promote
healthy behaviours and reduce harm
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Click
here for more information on:
The
report "Economic impact assessment of non-communicable
diseases on hospital resources in Tonga, Vanuatu and
Kiribati" provides estimates on the current cost of
hospital admission relating to NCDs and provides projected
costs through to the year 2020. Click
here to open the report in MS Word in a separate window.
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Non-Communicable diseases
(NCDs) are responsible for a large and increasing share of disease burden and health spending in Pacific Island Countries. Following consultation in 1999 with Pacific
island countries, the AusAID Pacific Action for Health Project (PAHP) was developed and approved for implementation.
SPC manages the programme on behalf of AusAID.
Goal
To contribute to the reduction of the occurrence of Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) within the
populations of the Pacific Islands.
Purpose of the Project
To enhance the capacity of the Ministries of Health and communities of the Pacific Islands, initially in Kiribati,
Tonga and Vanuatu, to address NCD priority risk factors and provide health promoting environments for young people.
The PAHP focuses on urban youth aged 10-19 years and has a designated risk factor entry point in each country. In Kiribati and Vanuatu the risk factor is alcohol, while in Tonga
tobacco is the priority.
Component Objectives
The program uses a comprehensive health promotion approach incorporating four basic components.
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Component 1 is
National NCD policy
implementation. The objective is: healthy public policies implemented to address priority NCD risk factors in young people.
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Component 2 is
Community Based
Interventions. The objective is: young people, aged between 10 and 19 years, adopt and maintain healthy behaviours to reduce the risk of developing NCDs.
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Component 3 is
Regional
Collaboration The objective is: effective coordination and collaboration among participating countries in advocacy of healthy public policies and health promotion for the prevention of NCDs.
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Component 4 is
Effective Project
Management. The objective is: efficient and effective management of the Project to achieve design goals and objectives within budget and planned timeframes.
For
further information on the Pacific Action for Health Project, please
Contact:
Dr
Tony Lower, Team Leader
Pacific
Action for Health Project
SPC - B.P.
D5 - 98848 Noumea Cedex - New Caledonia
Ph:
(687) 26.01.79 -
Fax: (687) 26.38.18 -
Email: TonyLo@spc.int
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