Noncommunicable diseases and mental health in small island developing states

Overview

Small island developing states (SIDS) are a set of islands and coastal states that share similar sustainable development challenges, as a result of their size, geography and vulnerability to climate change. Thirty-nine WHO Member States in four regions – the African Region, the Region of the Americas, the South-East Asian Region, and the Western Pacific region – are classified as SIDS. Aside from factors associated with climate change, geography, and population size, they have diverse NCD and mental health risk factors, burden, and responses, as described in this report.