Our Dual Crises: NCD’s and COVID-19 In trying to manage a possible COVID-19 outbreak, we already have a crisis that has not been managed – NCD’s are not transmittable but it is still killing our people. Source: Rappler Monday, 26 July 2021 11:11 AM Solomon Islands has one of the highest rates of non-communicable diseases (NCD) in the Pacific region. Recent research conducted by Pacific Possible states that NCD’s are now the leading cause of death in Solomon Islands – an estimated 60 percent of deaths in the Solomon Islands is caused by NCD’s. The four main types of NCDs include cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic respiratory disease, and diabetes.