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Global Syndemic in the Pacific: climate change meets undernutrition and obesity

Tracy Yuen

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23 Aug 2026

As Pacific Heads of Health convene in Cook Islands, Tracy Yuen argues climate change, undernutrition and obesity are converging into a Global Syndemic — and calls for integrated action on food systems, health services and social protection.DisclosureThe study “Climate change and nutritional vulnerability: insights from Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu” was supported by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade through the Australian NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP).About the author/sTracy YuenTracy Yuen is the Pacific Health and Nutrition Technical Advisor at Save the Children Australia and a PhD candidate at the University of Sydney School of Public Health.

As Pacific Heads of Health convene in Cook Islands, Tracy Yuen argues climate change, undernutrition and obesity are converging into a Global Syndemic — and calls for integrated action on food systems, health services and social protection.Disclosure The study “Climate change and nutritional vulnerability: insights from Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu” was supported by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade through the Australian NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP). About the author/s Tracy Yuen Tracy Yuen is the Pacific Health and Nutrition Technical Advisor at Save the Children Australia and a PhD candidate at the University of Sydney School of Public Health.

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