Monitoring and accountability for the Pacific response to the non-communicable diseases crisis

• Main Authors: Hilary Tolley (Author), Wendy Snowdon (Author), Jillian Wate (Author), A. Mark Durand (Author), Paula Vivili (Author), Judith McCool (Author), Rachel Novotny (Author), Ofa Dewes (Author), Damian Hoy (Author), Colin Bell (Author), Nicola Richards (Author), Boyd Swinburn (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Non-communicable diseases (NCD) are the leading cause of premature death and disability in the Pacific. In 2011, Pacific Forum Leaders declared "a human, social and economic crisis" due to the significant and growing burden of NCDs in the region. In 2013, Pacific Health...