In response to the call in the Rio Political Declaration on Social Determinants of Health (2011) and the Strategy for addressing the key determinants of Health in the African Region (2010) for Member States to produce evidence-based research on health inequalities, the Government of Seychelles with financial assistance from the World Health commissioned the study to identify social and economic factors which disadvantage certain population groups from realizing their potential life years.

In Seychelles, non-communicable diseases such strokes, heart attacks, diabetes, cancer, asthma and depression causes highest burden on mortality and morbidity. Thus, a large part of this report will be devoted to non-communicable diseases. However, HIV & AIDS is emerging as one of the serious health threats in Seychelles and hence is included in the report.

Read the Social Determinants of NCD and other public health issues in Seychelles