New leadership for WHO Western Pacific region: a call to prioritize oral health in the Pacific Islands

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Maimanuku, Leenu [1 ]
Piukala, Susitina [2 ]
Tatui, Leroy [3 ]
Tiim, Kantara [1 ]
Benzian, Habib [4 ]
机构
[1] Fiji Natl Univ, Coll Med Nursing & Hlth Sci, Sch Dent & Oral Hlth, Suva, Fiji
[2] Minist Hlth, Pangai, Tonga
[3] Dept Hlth, Alofi, Niue
[4] NYU, Coll Dent, WHO Collaborating Ctr Qual Improvement & Evidence, Dept Epidemiol & Hlth Promot, New York, NY 10010 USA
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oral health; public policy; regional health agency; World Health Organization (WHO); policy priority; NCD and risk factors;
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10.3389/fpubh.2024.1388117
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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