NON-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), which are not spread through infection or through other people, include cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, cancers and chronic respiratory diseases. These diseases are the leading cause of death in the Pacific and have contributed to more than 80 per cent of deaths in Fiji, with 40 per cent being premature deaths. The majority of these deaths were recorded in the age group between 45 and 59 years. In orde…
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