3. Direction: Recall at least two
different health-related problems
in the world that you know. Write
these problems in the first
column and identify what
appropriate global health
initiative will address the
problems you have mentioned.
Write the corresponding answers
in the second column.
5. ∙ Describe the
message of the
picture in relation
to the importance
of global health
initiatives.
6. ❑ Global Fund
❑ Global Alliance for Vaccines and
Immunizations (GAVI)
❑ World Health Organization (WHO)
❑ United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP)
❑ United Nations International
Children's Fund (UNICEF)
7. ❑ is the understanding of health care in an international and
interdisciplinary context. It includes the study, research,
and practice of medicine with focus and emphasis on
improving health and health care equity for populations
worldwide.
❑ Global health initiatives cover both medical and non-
medical disciplines such as epidemiology, sociology,
economic disparities, public policy, environmental factors,
cultural studies, etc.
8. 1.Global Fund
❑ is a partnership
designed to accelerate
the end of AIDS,
Tuberculosis, and
Malaria as epidemics. -
is a financing
mechanism rather
than an implementing
agency.
HEALTH INITIATIVES
❑ Accelerating the end
of AIDS, TB, Malaria
as epidemics - Global
Fund mobilizes and
invests more than 4
billion dollars a year
to support programs
run by local experts in
more than 100
countries.
IMPORTANCE
❑ The fund bolsters
initiatives and
programs that fight TB,
Malaria and AIDS.
Sufficient budget gives
the mechanism to
sustain certain
programs anchored on
such noble objective.
9. 2. Global Alliance for
Vaccines and
Immunizations (GAVI) –
❑ a global Vaccine
Alliance, bringing
together public and
private sectors with
the shared goal of
creating equal access
to new and underused
vaccines for children
living in the world’s
poorest countries.
HEALTH INITIATIVES
❑ Innovation for
Uptake, Scale and
Equity in
Immunization
(INFUSE)
❑ It seeks to bridge the
gap between vaccine
delivery innovators
and implementing
countries
IMPORTANCE
❑ It ensures that vaccines
for immunity are
sufficient in target
countries. This helps
boost the immune
system of target
beneficiaries.
10. 3. World Health
Organization
❑ It is designated to
serve as the lead
agency tasked to
direct and coordinate
with all member
nations regarding
leadership,
supervision, technical
support, and education
on matters about
health..
HEALTH INITIATIVES
❑ Alliance for Healthy
Cities -It is an
international network
aiming to protect and
enhance the health of
city dwellers thru
legislations and
issuances.
IMPORTANCE
❑ It encourages local
governments to
incorporate health
issues and health
concerns into all
aspects of public policy
11. 3. World Health
Organization
❑ It is designated to
serve as the lead
agency tasked to
direct and coordinate
with all member
nations regarding
leadership,
supervision, technical
support, and education
on matters about
health..
HEALTH INITIATIVES
❑ WHO Framework
Convention on
Tobacco Control
(WHO-FCTC) - It is the
first treaty negotiated
under the auspices of
the World Health
Organization that
seeks to control
tobacco consumption.
IMPORTANCE
❑ It aims at protecting
present and future
generations from the
devastating health,
social, environmental,
and economic
consequences of
tobacco consumption
and exposure to tobacco
secondhand smoking. y
12. 3. World Health
Organization
❑ It is designated to
serve as the lead
agency tasked to
direct and coordinate
with all member
nations regarding
leadership,
supervision, technical
support, and education
on matters about
health..
HEALTH INITIATIVES
❑ WHO's Global Strategy to
Reduce the Harmful Use
of Alcohol -It is a
resolution on public
health problems caused
by harmful use of
alcohol approved by
World Health Assembly
year 2005 (WHA 58.26);
thus, recognizing that
alcohol has a worldwide
impact and that
strategies exist to
reduce such an impact.
IMPORTANCE
❑ It establishes norms
and creates a
framework to support
both domestic action
and international
cooperation on alcohol
consumption.
13. 4. United Nations
Development
Programme (UNDP)
❑ It is the United
Nations' global
development network.
It advocates for
change and connects
countries to
knowledge, experience,
and resources to help
people build a better
life for themselves.
HEALTH INITIATIVES
❑ UNDP Strategic Plan -
It is anchored on the
2030 Agenda for
Sustainable
Development and
committed to the
principles of
universality, equality
and leaving no one
behind
IMPORTANCE
❑ It helps countries in
achieving sustainable
development by
eradicating poverty in
all its forms and
dimensions.
❑ It accelerates structural
transformations for
sustainable
development and
building resilience to
crises and shocks.
14. 5. United Nations
International
Children's Fund
(UNICEF)
❑ It is a United Nations’
agency responsible for
providing humanitarian
and developmental aid to
children worldwide. It is
among the most
widespread and
recognizable social
welfare organizations in
the world, with presence
in 192 countries and
territories.
HEALTH INITIATIVES
❑ Digital Health
Initiative - It is an
initiative to
strengthen health
systems by designing
and deploying
digitally enabled
solutions.
IMPORTANCE
❑ It lessens the number of
children that misses
life-saving vaccinations,
treatment, and health
monitoring which
outdated health system
fails to keep on track.
16. 1.With immunization, people are protected from
emerging diseases.
2.Funding agencies prioritize first-world
countries.
3.Global Fund is a financing mechanism rather
than an implementing agency.
4.Healthy Cities program promote
comprehensive local strategies focusing in
remote areas of a certain country.
5.The harmful use of alcohol can be reduced
alcohol by implementing strictly policy
measures
17. Directions: Visualize the world
enjoying free access to different
global health initiatives. What do
you see? How do people look like?
Capture and illustrate your vision
using your activity book. You may
use any available drawing medium
(pencil, pen, crayons, etc.…) in
making your vision come to life
Criteria:
Creativity
Clarity
Organization
Over-all
Impact
19. 1.Global Fund
2.Global Alliance for Vaccines and
Immunizations (GAVI)
3.World Health Organization (WHO)
4.United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP)
5.United Nations International Children's
Fund (UNICEF)
