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The prevention of diseases is of primary concern and priority in the
Trust Territory.
With the relative density and smallness of population
an outbreak of a disease could be catastrophic.
Therefore, it is of
extreme importance that the district departments of Health Services maintain
increased vigilance and reporting capabilities.
Table V7
presents morbidity data on the reported number of cases
of notifiable diseases and the average incidence rate per 100,000 population
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for the period of 1975-1977.
Influenza, amebiasis and gastroenteritis are the notifiable diseases
with the highest incidence rate in the Trust Territory.
The mortality rate for communicable diseases during the period of 1972-1977
was 27.67 per 100,000 population.
Table
V-8
presents a comparison of communicable disease
incidence rates for Pacific Islands countries.
With the exception
of amoebiasis, the Trust Territory communicable disease incidence
rates are comparable to other Pacific Islands.
OBJECTIVE
BY 1983, DEATHS FROM COMMUNICABLE DISEASES WHICH ARE
PREVENTABLE WILL BE LESS THAN 12 PER 100,000 POPULATION.
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