NCDs
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Fiji wraps up NCD2 with JICA, stressing sustainable nationwide rollout and stronger community ownership
Fiji wraps up a major non-communicable disease program with lessons on sustainability, frontline workload, and community empowerment. The final seminar highlighted streamlined operations, a two-level monitoring framework, and the push to keep gains alive through local leadership and ongoing investments.
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Fiji’s obesity crisis deepens as processed foods and inactivity drive rising NCD risk
An alarming rise in obesity is linked to more processed foods and sedentary lifestyles, fueling concerns about non-communicable diseases and childhood obesity. A senior health official urges a return to traditional, locally grown foods and more active daily routines to turn the trend around.