The discussion focusses on progress, challenges, and opportunities to scale up multi-sector actions on NCDs and mental health and to set out recommendations to scale up actions that save and improve lives.
For this occasion, WHO has released a data portal on NCDs in SIDS highlighting some of the highest prevalence rates of NCD and mental health risks in the world.
The data shows that over half of people in SIDS are dying prematurely from NCDs and the rate of hypertension is over 30% in almost all of the countries.
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全球肥胖率最高的国家中有十个是小岛屿国家。
Ten of the countries with the highest rates of obesity worldwide are small island states.
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预计世界上成年人中糖尿病流行率最高的也是小岛屿发展中国家。
The highest prevalence of diabetes among adults in the world is also projected to be in SIDS.
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加勒比和太平洋地区的心理健康问题发生率高达15%。
Rates of mental health conditionsreach as high as 15% in the Caribbean and the Pacific.
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“各国正面临多重重叠的危机。
“Countries are facing multiple overlapping crises.
The climate crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic, combined with poverty, unemployment, inequality and the marginalization of minority communities are fuelling an increase in noncommunicable diseases and mental health conditions,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO.
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“为了应对这些挑战，我们需要倾听受影响社区讨论他们面临的挑战以及在各种环境中行之有效的解决方案。
“To address these challenges, we need to hear from affected communities about the challenges they face and the solutions that work in diverse settings.
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我们期待与小岛屿发展中国家合作，在非传染性疾病和精神卫生方面取得宏伟成果。”
We look forward to working with SIDS to achieve ambitious outcomes on NCDs and mental health.”