Thematic Area: 3 Quality Education

1. Thematic Area: Health

2. Why to invest in Health?
• Increased productivity
• Physical and Mental Well-being
• Increased life expectancy
• Human capital development
• Healthy economy

3. GOAL 3: GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
• Target 3.1 Reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000
live births
• Target 3.2 End preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age
• Target 3.3 End the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and neglected
tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases, and other
communicable diseases
• Target 3.4 Reduce premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through
prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-being

4. • Target 3.5 Strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including
narcotic drug abuse and alcohol.
• Target 3.6 Halve the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic
accidents.
• Target 3.7 Sexual and reproductive health.
• Target 3.8 Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection,
access to quality essential healthcare services, and access to safe, adequate, quality,
and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all.
• Target 3.9 Reduce the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardous chemicals
and air, water, and soil pollution and contamination.

5. • Target 3.a : Strengthen the implementation of the World Health Organization
Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in all countries, as appropriate.
• Target 3.b : Support the R&D of vaccines and medicines for the communicable
and non-communicable diseases, provide access to affordable essential medicines
and vaccines.
• Target 3.c : Increase health financing and the recruitment, development, training,
and retention of the health workforce.
• Target 3.d : Strengthen the capacity of all countries, for early warning, risk
reduction, and management of national and global health risks.

6. Interlinkages of the SDGs in the Health Domain
Goal 2:
• Zero Hunger (Target 2.2): End all forms of malnutrition, stunting and wasting in
children and address the nutritional needs of adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating
women, and elderly.
Goal 6:
• Clean Water and Sanitation (Target 6.1): Universal and equitable access to safe
and affordable drinking water for all.
• (Target 6.2): Access to adequate, equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end
open defecation.

7. Goal 7:
• Affordable and Clean Energy (Target 7.1): Universal access to affordable,
reliable, and modern energy services.
Goal 13:
• Climate Action (Target 13.1): Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to
climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries.
Goal 16:
• Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions (Target 16.1): Significantly reduce all
forms of violence and related death rates everywhere

8. INDIA Scenario
Infrastructure
• Lowest health workforce densities, physicians (7 per 10000 population) and nurses.
• 1.4 beds per 1,000 people, 1 doctor per 1,445.
Chronic disorders
• Heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and chronic pulmonary diseases contribute to 80% of
all deaths.
Demographic Divide
• 75% of the healthcare infrastructure in metro cities (27% population)
• 73% of the population lack even basic medical facilities.
• Only1.5% of GDP on healthcare (lowest in the world).