As one of the commissioners, Saia Piukala, will help raise awareness of the issues and experiences of NCDs in the Pacific.
The Commission was launched by the WHO last month and comprises heads of state, ministers, leaders in health and development and entrepreneurs.
Of the 37 members in the Western Pacific Region, Tonga and Singapore have had commissioners appointed.
The region has some of the highest NCD rates with cardiovascular and chronic respiratory diseases, diabetes and cancers accounting for more than 80 percent of deaths there.
