Tin Si Thu Win, Vivili Paula, Na'ati Elisiva, Bertrand Solene, Kubuabola Ilisapeci
Public Health Division, Pacific Community (SPC), Noumea, New Caledonia (PV, SB).
Public Health Division, Pacific Community (SPC), Suva, Fiji (STWT, EN, IK).
Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2020 May 1;79(5):147-148.
Globally, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is threatening human health and changing the way people live. With the increasing evidence showing comorbidities of COVID-19 and non-communicable diseases (NCDs), the Pacific region, where approximately 75% of deaths are due to NCDs, is significantly vulnerable during this crisis unless urgent action is taken. Whilst enforcing the critical mitigation measures of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Pacific, it is also paramount to incorporate and strengthen NCD prevention and control measures to safeguard people with NCDs and the general population; keep people healthy and minimise the impact of COVID-19. To sustain wellbeing of health, social relationships, and the economy in the Pacific, it is a critical time for all governments, development partners and civil societies to show regional solidarity in the fight against emerging COVID-19 health crisis and existing Pacific NCDs crisis through a whole of government and whole of society approach.
在全球范围内，2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）正威胁着人类健康，并改变着人们的生活方式。随着越来越多的证据表明COVID-19与非传染性疾病（NCDs）存在合并症，在太平洋地区，约75%的死亡归因于非传染性疾病，在此危机期间，该地区极易受到影响，除非立即采取紧急行动。在太平洋地区实施COVID-19大流行关键缓解措施的同时，纳入并加强非传染性疾病预防和控制措施以保护非传染性疾病患者和普通人群、保持人们健康并尽量减少COVID-19的影响也至关重要。为了维持太平洋地区的健康、社会关系和经济福祉，对于所有政府、发展伙伴和民间社会而言，这是一个关键时刻，需要通过政府整体和社会整体的方法，在抗击新出现的COVID-19健康危机和现有的太平洋非传染性疾病危机中展现区域团结。
