UN SDG # 3 : Good Health and Well being
The goal III, aims to address all the major health priorities with regard to child and maternal health, end of communicable diseases, reducing the number of non-communicable diseases cases, ease of access to safe and affordable medicines and vaccines and ensure universal health coverage (UHC), to help build productive and resilient communities. Despite making rapid strides in improving the health and well being through innovation, new drug discoveries and R&D, health care inequality does persist over access. Earlier Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) from 2000-2015, focussed on specific health conditions of maternal and child health, communicable diseases viz; HIV/AIDS, other diseases like Tuberculosis, vector borne diseases like Malaria. What MDGs lacked was focus with regard to entire health system and how they cater to health services for overall health and wellbeing. SDGs 2030 agenda from 2015-2030 , has set the target towards focus on Universal Health Coverage (UHC), which includes access to health services and with financial risk protection.
The goal III of UN SDG, aims to address all the major health priorities with regard to child and maternal health, end of communicable diseases, reducing the number of non-communicable diseases cases, ease of access to safe and affordable medicines and vaccines and ensure universal health coverage (UHC), to help build productive and resilient communities. What Millenium Development Goals lacked was focus with regard to entire health system and how they cater to health services for overall health and well-being whereas SDGs 2030 agenda from 2015-2030, has set the target towards focus on Universal Health Coverage (UHC), which includes access to health services and with financial risk protection. The most notable provision included in the SDG 2030 agenda is inclusion of non-communicable diseases, mental health, substance abuse, addiction and injuries.
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Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all agesHelpAge International
The document discusses SDG3, which aims to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being at all ages. It covers the unfinished goals from the MDGs, broader health concerns addressed in the SDGs, and targets related to systems and implementation. Some targets in other SDGs are also linked to health. The SDGs present potential to influence health comprehensively across the lifespan. However, challenges remain around resourcing, data gaps, the different political environment, and threats from agreements like trade.
Climate change policies aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve health and well-being. Implementing policies like restricting pollution has led to significant health benefits in China, including 47,240 fewer deaths in 2017 from improved air quality. While all populations are affected by climate change, policies that transition energy sources and encourage active transportation can help prevent disease and promote mental health. Achieving the targets of climate policies positively impacts other UN Sustainable Development Goals like those focusing on health, well-being, and sustainable communities.
The document discusses the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to health. It outlines 12 targets under SDG 3 (good health and well-being), including reducing maternal and child mortality, combatting diseases, reducing NCD deaths, achieving universal health coverage, and increasing funding for healthcare. Each target includes 1-3 proposed indicators to measure progress. The document provides data on indicators such as maternal mortality ratio, tuberculosis incidence, road traffic deaths, and tobacco use for global, Southeast Asian region and India.
The document summarizes key definitions and concepts regarding health, sustainable development, and the relationship between the two. It discusses the WHO definition of health, the Brundtland Commission definition of sustainable development, and how the goals of sustainable development cannot be achieved without attention to population health. It provides examples of steady gains in global health in recent decades and discusses the importance of addressing health inequities both between and within cities and countries.
The goal III of UN SDG, aims to address all the major health priorities with regard to child and maternal health, end of communicable diseases, reducing the number of non-communicable diseases cases, ease of access to safe and affordable medicines and vaccines and ensure universal health coverage (UHC), to help build productive and resilient communities. What Millenium Development Goals lacked was focus with regard to entire health system and how they cater to health services for overall health and well-being whereas SDGs 2030 agenda from 2015-2030, has set the target towards focus on Universal Health Coverage (UHC), which includes access to health services and with financial risk protection. The most notable provision included in the SDG 2030 agenda is inclusion of non-communicable diseases, mental health, substance abuse, addiction and injuries.
The event shall include introductory for teachers, facilitators and health and care providers. It shall have children friendly and easily understandable and relate able fact sheet and activity information.
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all agesHelpAge International
The document discusses SDG3, which aims to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being at all ages. It covers the unfinished goals from the MDGs, broader health concerns addressed in the SDGs, and targets related to systems and implementation. Some targets in other SDGs are also linked to health. The SDGs present potential to influence health comprehensively across the lifespan. However, challenges remain around resourcing, data gaps, the different political environment, and threats from agreements like trade.
Climate change policies aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve health and well-being. Implementing policies like restricting pollution has led to significant health benefits in China, including 47,240 fewer deaths in 2017 from improved air quality. While all populations are affected by climate change, policies that transition energy sources and encourage active transportation can help prevent disease and promote mental health. Achieving the targets of climate policies positively impacts other UN Sustainable Development Goals like those focusing on health, well-being, and sustainable communities.
The document discusses the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to health. It outlines 12 targets under SDG 3 (good health and well-being), including reducing maternal and child mortality, combatting diseases, reducing NCD deaths, achieving universal health coverage, and increasing funding for healthcare. Each target includes 1-3 proposed indicators to measure progress. The document provides data on indicators such as maternal mortality ratio, tuberculosis incidence, road traffic deaths, and tobacco use for global, Southeast Asian region and India.
The document summarizes key definitions and concepts regarding health, sustainable development, and the relationship between the two. It discusses the WHO definition of health, the Brundtland Commission definition of sustainable development, and how the goals of sustainable development cannot be achieved without attention to population health. It provides examples of steady gains in global health in recent decades and discusses the importance of addressing health inequities both between and within cities and countries.
The document provides an introduction to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It discusses that the 2030 Agenda sets out 17 Sustainable Development Goals to be achieved by 2030, including health-related targets. It notes that the 2030 Agenda aims to be universal, transformative, inclusive, involve new actors, and break down silos between sectors. The document then discusses various aspects of implementing the 2030 Agenda, including mainstreaming the goals into national and local plans, policy support from UN agencies, monitoring and reporting processes, and building partnerships.
The document discusses the status of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) related to health - reducing child mortality (MDG 4), improving maternal health (MDG 5), and combating HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases (MDG 6). It provides an overview of the targets and indicators for each goal and analyzes India's progress toward meeting the targets by 2015. While India has made progress in reducing child mortality, maternal mortality, and prevalence of HIV/AIDS and malaria, it is expected to fall short of fully achieving the goals. Global progress is also outlined. Concerted efforts are still needed to meet the health-related MDG targets through actions like increasing access to healthcare.
The document discusses India's progress toward achieving the eight Millennium Development Goals established by the United Nations. It provides details on India's status in relation to each goal, including reducing poverty, achieving universal primary education, promoting gender equality, reducing child and maternal mortality, combating HIV/AIDS and other diseases, ensuring environmental sustainability, and developing a global partnership for development. While India has made progress in many areas, it is expected to fall short of fully achieving several of the MDG targets by the 2015 deadline.
The document discusses the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the role of nurses in achieving them. It provides an overview of the 17 SDGs and their targets, with a focus on Goals 2, 3, 5, and 6 which relate to health. Nurses can help achieve the health-related SDGs through their work improving nutrition, reducing maternal and child mortality, combating diseases, and increasing access to water and sanitation. To achieve all the SDGs, the document argues nurses need support through adequate training, resources, working conditions, and involvement in research and community education.
The document discusses the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It provides an overview of the MDGs, their targets and achievements. It then outlines the process of developing the SDGs and their 17 goals and 169 targets covering social and economic development issues. The document discusses some health-related targets under SDG 3 (health goal) and strategies to achieve them. It concludes with some critiques of the SDGs for not being ambitious enough, potentially undermining ecological objectives, and being formulated without sufficient input from developing countries.
The document discusses Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with a focus on health. It provides an overview of SDGs, including the 17 goals adopted by the UN in 2015 to be achieved by 2030. Goal 3 aims to "ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages" with 13 specific health-related targets. The document argues that health is an important asset and universal health coverage is critical to achieving SDGs. However, critics argue that the SDGs have too many ambitious targets and indicators that ignore local contexts.
Millennium Development Goals and Sustainable Development Goals (2015)Koushik Nayak
This document outlines the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that were adopted by UN member states to replace the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that expired in 2015. The SDGs aim to achieve broad sustainable development objectives by 2030, including ending poverty and hunger, improving health and education, making cities more sustainable, combating climate change, and protecting oceans and forests. Each goal contains specific targets to measure progress towards the objectives over the next 15 years.
This document discusses the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and why they are important. It provides background on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), noting achievements but also gaps. In 2015, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted, which included the SDGs. The SDGs have 17 goals that integrate the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of sustainable development for all countries. Implementation will be led by countries and involve multi-stakeholder participation, with annual follow-up and review of progress. The SDGs aim to address issues like inequality, gender, governance, and financing that weren't fully covered by the MDGs.
This document discusses health and nutrition in the Philippines. It provides an overview of healthcare in the Philippines, including key indicators, personnel and facilities, diseases, and the goal of universal healthcare. It also discusses nutrition issues like malnutrition rates, the Scaling Up Nutrition initiative, and the Task Force Zero Hunger program. The document emphasizes the importance of ensuring healthy lives and nutrition at all ages to build prosperous societies and economies.
On September 25, 2015, 193 Heads of State at the United Nations General Assembly set up a collection of 17 goals known as The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) or simply Global Goals.
The SDGs and their 169 targets form the core of Resolution 70/1 of the United Nations, which is a breakthrough agreement called AGENDA 2030. The goals are to be achieved by all member states by year 2030.
They are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure all people enjoy peace and prosperity.
The goals are broad, interdependent and cover social, economic and social issues and making them work is everyone’s responsibility.
The following slides present a brief overview of the goals.
This document discusses the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It provides background on the SDGs, noting they were adopted in 2015 and include 17 global goals addressing urgent environmental, social and economic challenges. The goals aim to be achieved by 2030 and cover issues like ending poverty and hunger, improving health and education, making cities sustainable, combating climate change, and protecting oceans and forests. Each goal has specific targets and indicators to measure progress. The document outlines the goals and some of their key targets to work towards achieving environmentally, economically and socially sustainable development worldwide by 2030.
all the millennium development goals adopted by general assembly of United Nations are being described here with the focus areas and how far India is able to accomplish these goals individually.
This document is a draft political declaration from a high-level meeting on universal health coverage. It reaffirms commitments to achieve universal health coverage by 2030, recognizes challenges that still exist, and commits to scaling up efforts to accelerate progress in several key areas:
- Cover an additional 1 billion people with essential health services and medicines by 2023
- Stop the rise and reverse catastrophic out-of-pocket health expenditures by 2030
- Implement high-impact interventions and policies across all sectors to comprehensively address determinants of health
The document summarizes the current status of the Millennium Development Goals established in 2000 to be achieved by 2015. It discusses progress made towards the eight goals of eradicating poverty and hunger, achieving education, promoting gender equality, reducing child mortality, improving maternal health, combating HIV/AIDS and other diseases, ensuring environmental stability, and developing a global partnership. While some progress has been made, many regions are off target to fully achieve the goals by the 2015 deadline, with lack of adequate funding being a major obstacle.
The Millennium Development Goals are eight goals that were agreed upon by 189 United Nations member countries in 2000 to be achieved by 2015. The goals address issues such as poverty, hunger, disease, lack of adequate shelter, and exclusion while promoting gender equality, education, and environmental sustainability. Progress is measured using specific targets and indicators for each goal. While countries have made progress toward achieving the goals, serious challenges remain in areas like maternal health, access to reproductive healthcare, nutrition, education, and environmental sustainability. Meeting all of the goals will require increased efforts and resources as well as stronger implementation at the local level.
The document discusses the role of the National Service Scheme (NSS) in preventing HIV/AIDS among adolescents in India. The NSS was launched in 1969 to promote community service among students. It now has over 3.2 million student volunteers involved in community development activities. Some of the NSS's activities aimed at preventing HIV/AIDS include health education programs, AIDS awareness campaigns, and providing healthcare. The document also notes that adolescents are particularly vulnerable to HIV due to risky behaviors and lack of access to information. Expanding prevention programs that use a combination of strategies, including education and healthcare access, could significantly reduce new HIV infections among youth.
The document summarizes the eight Millennium Development Goals established by the United Nations in 2000. It provides details on each of the eight goals, including eradicating poverty and hunger, achieving universal primary education, promoting gender equality, reducing child mortality, improving maternal health, combating HIV/AIDS and other diseases, ensuring environmental sustainability, and developing a global partnership for development. Each goal includes specific targets to be achieved by 2015 or 2020 and key indicators to measure progress toward meeting the targets.
Scope: The action plan provides a road map and a menu of policy options for all Member States and other stakeholders, to take coordinated and coherent action, at all levels, local to global, to attain the nine voluntary global targets, including that of a 25% relative reduction in premature mortality from cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory diseases by 2025.
Focus: The main focus of this action plan is on four types of NCDs — cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes — which make the largest contribution to morbidity and mortality due to NCDs, and on four shared behavioral risk factors — tobacco use, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity and harmful use of alcohol. It recognizes that the conditions in which people live and work and their lifestyles influence their health and quality of life.
The document discusses global health policies and initiatives. It outlines health policy aims like maintaining and improving population health status. It discusses key global health strategies like Health for All by 2000, the Millennium Development Goals, and Sustainable Development Goals. It provides details on initiatives like the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, GAIN (Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition), and progress made in combating diseases like HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.
The document provides an introduction to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It discusses that the 2030 Agenda sets out 17 Sustainable Development Goals to be achieved by 2030, including health-related targets. It notes that the 2030 Agenda aims to be universal, transformative, inclusive, involve new actors, and break down silos between sectors. The document then discusses various aspects of implementing the 2030 Agenda, including mainstreaming the goals into national and local plans, policy support from UN agencies, monitoring and reporting processes, and building partnerships.
The document discusses the status of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) related to health - reducing child mortality (MDG 4), improving maternal health (MDG 5), and combating HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases (MDG 6). It provides an overview of the targets and indicators for each goal and analyzes India's progress toward meeting the targets by 2015. While India has made progress in reducing child mortality, maternal mortality, and prevalence of HIV/AIDS and malaria, it is expected to fall short of fully achieving the goals. Global progress is also outlined. Concerted efforts are still needed to meet the health-related MDG targets through actions like increasing access to healthcare.
The document discusses India's progress toward achieving the eight Millennium Development Goals established by the United Nations. It provides details on India's status in relation to each goal, including reducing poverty, achieving universal primary education, promoting gender equality, reducing child and maternal mortality, combating HIV/AIDS and other diseases, ensuring environmental sustainability, and developing a global partnership for development. While India has made progress in many areas, it is expected to fall short of fully achieving several of the MDG targets by the 2015 deadline.
The document discusses the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the role of nurses in achieving them. It provides an overview of the 17 SDGs and their targets, with a focus on Goals 2, 3, 5, and 6 which relate to health. Nurses can help achieve the health-related SDGs through their work improving nutrition, reducing maternal and child mortality, combating diseases, and increasing access to water and sanitation. To achieve all the SDGs, the document argues nurses need support through adequate training, resources, working conditions, and involvement in research and community education.
The document discusses the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It provides an overview of the MDGs, their targets and achievements. It then outlines the process of developing the SDGs and their 17 goals and 169 targets covering social and economic development issues. The document discusses some health-related targets under SDG 3 (health goal) and strategies to achieve them. It concludes with some critiques of the SDGs for not being ambitious enough, potentially undermining ecological objectives, and being formulated without sufficient input from developing countries.
The document discusses Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with a focus on health. It provides an overview of SDGs, including the 17 goals adopted by the UN in 2015 to be achieved by 2030. Goal 3 aims to "ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages" with 13 specific health-related targets. The document argues that health is an important asset and universal health coverage is critical to achieving SDGs. However, critics argue that the SDGs have too many ambitious targets and indicators that ignore local contexts.
Millennium Development Goals and Sustainable Development Goals (2015)Koushik Nayak
This document outlines the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that were adopted by UN member states to replace the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that expired in 2015. The SDGs aim to achieve broad sustainable development objectives by 2030, including ending poverty and hunger, improving health and education, making cities more sustainable, combating climate change, and protecting oceans and forests. Each goal contains specific targets to measure progress towards the objectives over the next 15 years.
This document discusses the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and why they are important. It provides background on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), noting achievements but also gaps. In 2015, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted, which included the SDGs. The SDGs have 17 goals that integrate the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of sustainable development for all countries. Implementation will be led by countries and involve multi-stakeholder participation, with annual follow-up and review of progress. The SDGs aim to address issues like inequality, gender, governance, and financing that weren't fully covered by the MDGs.
This document discusses health and nutrition in the Philippines. It provides an overview of healthcare in the Philippines, including key indicators, personnel and facilities, diseases, and the goal of universal healthcare. It also discusses nutrition issues like malnutrition rates, the Scaling Up Nutrition initiative, and the Task Force Zero Hunger program. The document emphasizes the importance of ensuring healthy lives and nutrition at all ages to build prosperous societies and economies.
On September 25, 2015, 193 Heads of State at the United Nations General Assembly set up a collection of 17 goals known as The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) or simply Global Goals.
The SDGs and their 169 targets form the core of Resolution 70/1 of the United Nations, which is a breakthrough agreement called AGENDA 2030. The goals are to be achieved by all member states by year 2030.
They are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure all people enjoy peace and prosperity.
The goals are broad, interdependent and cover social, economic and social issues and making them work is everyone’s responsibility.
The following slides present a brief overview of the goals.
This document discusses the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It provides background on the SDGs, noting they were adopted in 2015 and include 17 global goals addressing urgent environmental, social and economic challenges. The goals aim to be achieved by 2030 and cover issues like ending poverty and hunger, improving health and education, making cities sustainable, combating climate change, and protecting oceans and forests. Each goal has specific targets and indicators to measure progress. The document outlines the goals and some of their key targets to work towards achieving environmentally, economically and socially sustainable development worldwide by 2030.
all the millennium development goals adopted by general assembly of United Nations are being described here with the focus areas and how far India is able to accomplish these goals individually.
This document is a draft political declaration from a high-level meeting on universal health coverage. It reaffirms commitments to achieve universal health coverage by 2030, recognizes challenges that still exist, and commits to scaling up efforts to accelerate progress in several key areas:
- Cover an additional 1 billion people with essential health services and medicines by 2023
- Stop the rise and reverse catastrophic out-of-pocket health expenditures by 2030
- Implement high-impact interventions and policies across all sectors to comprehensively address determinants of health
The document summarizes the current status of the Millennium Development Goals established in 2000 to be achieved by 2015. It discusses progress made towards the eight goals of eradicating poverty and hunger, achieving education, promoting gender equality, reducing child mortality, improving maternal health, combating HIV/AIDS and other diseases, ensuring environmental stability, and developing a global partnership. While some progress has been made, many regions are off target to fully achieve the goals by the 2015 deadline, with lack of adequate funding being a major obstacle.
The Millennium Development Goals are eight goals that were agreed upon by 189 United Nations member countries in 2000 to be achieved by 2015. The goals address issues such as poverty, hunger, disease, lack of adequate shelter, and exclusion while promoting gender equality, education, and environmental sustainability. Progress is measured using specific targets and indicators for each goal. While countries have made progress toward achieving the goals, serious challenges remain in areas like maternal health, access to reproductive healthcare, nutrition, education, and environmental sustainability. Meeting all of the goals will require increased efforts and resources as well as stronger implementation at the local level.
The document discusses the role of the National Service Scheme (NSS) in preventing HIV/AIDS among adolescents in India. The NSS was launched in 1969 to promote community service among students. It now has over 3.2 million student volunteers involved in community development activities. Some of the NSS's activities aimed at preventing HIV/AIDS include health education programs, AIDS awareness campaigns, and providing healthcare. The document also notes that adolescents are particularly vulnerable to HIV due to risky behaviors and lack of access to information. Expanding prevention programs that use a combination of strategies, including education and healthcare access, could significantly reduce new HIV infections among youth.
The document summarizes the eight Millennium Development Goals established by the United Nations in 2000. It provides details on each of the eight goals, including eradicating poverty and hunger, achieving universal primary education, promoting gender equality, reducing child mortality, improving maternal health, combating HIV/AIDS and other diseases, ensuring environmental sustainability, and developing a global partnership for development. Each goal includes specific targets to be achieved by 2015 or 2020 and key indicators to measure progress toward meeting the targets.
Scope: The action plan provides a road map and a menu of policy options for all Member States and other stakeholders, to take coordinated and coherent action, at all levels, local to global, to attain the nine voluntary global targets, including that of a 25% relative reduction in premature mortality from cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory diseases by 2025.
Focus: The main focus of this action plan is on four types of NCDs — cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes — which make the largest contribution to morbidity and mortality due to NCDs, and on four shared behavioral risk factors — tobacco use, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity and harmful use of alcohol. It recognizes that the conditions in which people live and work and their lifestyles influence their health and quality of life.
The document discusses global health policies and initiatives. It outlines health policy aims like maintaining and improving population health status. It discusses key global health strategies like Health for All by 2000, the Millennium Development Goals, and Sustainable Development Goals. It provides details on initiatives like the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, GAIN (Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition), and progress made in combating diseases like HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.
The document discusses global health policies and initiatives. It outlines health policy aims like maintaining and improving population health status. It discusses key global health strategies like Health for All by 2000, the Millennium Development Goals, and Sustainable Development Goals. It provides details on initiatives like the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, GAIN (Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition), and progress made in combating diseases like HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.
Global health initiatives raise and disburse funds to address infectious diseases, immunization, and health system strengthening in developing countries. They support the World Health Organization's goal of ensuring high levels of health worldwide. The Millennium Development Goals established targets for reducing poverty, improving health, education, gender equality, and the environment by 2015. Global health initiatives help countries work toward these goals by providing assistance for health programs, debt relief, and technology transfer. Major initiatives focus on immunization, tobacco control, harmful alcohol use, and improving mental health services. Global health plays an important role in global security, and initiatives can help address emerging health threats worldwide.
The document discusses health, well-being, and their importance according to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. It provides background on how health is defined, the relationship between health and well-being, and the seven dimensions of well-being. It then discusses the fragile state of health in Yemen and Somalia due to issues like conflict, drought, and malnutrition. The UN has established targets to promote health and well-being for all people by 2030.
Global health is the health of populations in the global context;
It has been defined as "the area of study, research and practice that places a priority on improving health and achieving equity in health for all people worldwide".Health is a state of physical, mental, and social well-being in which disease and infirmity are absent. Global health practices can respond to some of the major health responsibilities such as non-communicable diseases (heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and chronic respiratory diseases) or injuries that occur in varying degrees in many countries, no matter how advanced.
The guidelines set out the principles and practices that government can look at when making laws and regulating food programs. Inequality affects the health of the world.
The future of global health is at risk and needs urgent strategies. Also, technology is contributing at a vast pace to overcome the various health challenges all over the world.
For prevention of non-communicable diseases(NCD):
Ban all forms of tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorship.
Restrictions on the availability of retailed alcohol.
Replacement of trans fats with polyunsaturated fats.
Scale-up early detection and coverage starting with very cost-effective, high-impact interventions.
This document discusses advancing health literacy and social mobilization to achieve the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. It outlines the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, including Goal 3 which aims to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. It notes that improving health literacy levels is crucial for attaining the social, economic, and environmental ambitions of the 2030 Agenda. Broadening and strengthening social mobilization through open dialogue, civil society engagement, and effective partnerships is key to securing health, dignity, and equality for all. Mobilizing communities for health promotion links to achieving multiple Sustainable Development Goals.
This document discusses lifestyles and cancer prevention. It notes that unhealthy lifestyles like tobacco use, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, and harmful alcohol use account for many cancers in Europe. International plans like the WHO Global Action Plan aim to reduce behavioral risk factors to prevent cancer and other diseases. The document then provides statistics on the most common cancers in Europe, noting variations in incidence rates across regions. It highlights monitoring of risk factors like those done by the Italian surveillance system PASSI as important for guiding prevention efforts. Finally, it introduces the next section which will discuss alcohol and its link to cancer.
1) Global health innovation aims to improve health standards worldwide through new techniques and measures that save lives, from simple tools to vaccines.
2) Major organizations working on innovations include the World Health Organization, USAID, and CARE, which help combat pandemics like COVID-19 and support developing countries.
3) Global health faces challenges including pandemics, environmental factors, economic disparities, political issues, and animal health, which innovations aim to address to improve health globally.
This document discusses global health initiatives and trends. It begins by introducing global health as a priority of the UN and WHO. It then discusses the UN Millennium Development Goals, including eradicating poverty and hunger, achieving education, promoting gender equality, reducing child mortality, improving maternal health, combating diseases, ensuring environmental sustainability, and global partnerships. Major global health initiatives are then outlined, such as combating malaria, tuberculosis, and supporting vaccination programs. The document emphasizes the importance of global cooperation to address health issues worldwide.
Prompted by the 20th anniversary of the 1993 World Development Report, a Lancet Commission revisited the case for investment in health and developed a new investment frame work to achieve dramatic health gains by 2035. Our report has four key messages, each accompanied by opportunities for action by national governments of low-income and middle-income countries and by the international community.
Global health initiatives aim to improve health and healthcare equity worldwide through both medical and non-medical efforts. They rose alongside globalization and increased public awareness of shared global health challenges. Major initiatives work towards the UN's 8 Millennium Development Goals, including eradicating poverty and hunger, improving education, gender equality, child and maternal health, and combating diseases. Key organizations coordinating global efforts include the WHO, World Bank, Global Fund, GAVI, and others working in areas like immunization, tuberculosis, malaria, non-communicable diseases, and more. Overall, global health initiatives are needed for nations to work together towards the important goal of saving lives and improving health outcomes globally.
This document discusses the importance of global health initiatives. It outlines 5 major global health initiatives: [1] The Global Fund which invests over $4 billion annually to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria in over 100 countries; [2] GAVI which provides vaccines to children in poor countries; [3] The World Health Organization which coordinates global health leadership and initiatives; [4] The United Nations Development Programme which aims to eradicate poverty and build resilience; [5] UNICEF which provides humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide. The document emphasizes that these initiatives are critical to improving health outcomes, ensuring vaccine delivery, strengthening health systems, and achieving sustainable development goals.
This document discusses universal health coverage (UHC) and India's progress toward achieving it. It provides background on UHC, including definitions, objectives, and the global momentum behind it. It then examines India's current scenario, including existing schemes to promote UHC. Key recommendations from the High Level Expert Group on UHC include increasing public health spending, developing a national health package, and strengthening human resources and community participation. Achieving UHC would lead to benefits like greater equity, efficiency, and improved health outcomes. The document outlines the new architecture needed to achieve UHC through reforms in six critical areas.
Q3-PPT-HEALTH10- Significance of Global health Initiatives.pptxGlenn Lim
Global health initiatives address major health problems worldwide. They provide funding and programs to fight diseases like AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. They also work to ensure access to vaccines, promote public health policies, and aid children's health. Key organizations include the Global Fund, GAVI, WHO, UNDP, and UNICEF. They implement programs and policies across countries to improve health outcomes globally and advance equitable healthcare worldwide.
The document outlines the Global Strategy of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for 2015-2019. It identifies three goals: 1) protect and promote health and well-being of Americans through global action, 2) provide international leadership to improve global health, 3) advance U.S. interests in diplomacy, development and security through global action. Ten objectives support these goals, focusing on scientific innovation, strengthening partnerships, anticipating health changes, and deploying expertise. HHS will work with partners globally and across the U.S. government to achieve this strategy.
The World Health Organization (WHO) was established in 1948 as a specialized UN agency with a mission to serve as the global authority on international health. WHO played a key role in the development and achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to health through providing technical expertise, setting global norms and standards, monitoring progress, advocating for resources, and building country capacity. WHO's contributions significantly helped reduce poverty, hunger, child and maternal mortality, and the burden of diseases globally.
The document summarizes key discussions and presentations from the Innovate 4 Climate event in 2021. The event focused on mobilizing climate finance and shaping green development. Panelists discussed aligning climate ambitions like NDCs with long-term strategies, financing climate action in cities, and tools to promote green finance. They emphasized blended finance, carbon pricing, and regulatory reforms to translate ambitions into concrete climate actions and investments.
Country’s progress and sustained economic growth is a reflection to the way we dwell in the place we thrive and strive. Building healthy dwellings and developing niche in sync with Industry 4.0 interface which are based on IoT,data analytics and smart grids are the latest revolution to march ahead by applying it in real estate sector.
Covid 19 pandemic outbreak has resulted in unrest, medical emergency, uncertainty and global economic slowdown. It has also resulted in wide open gap and unforeseen inadequacy in investment in pandemic preparedness and response. Though a number of guidelines, protocols, panel and commissions have been set up for recommendations and preparedness on how to better identify, handle, prevent, respond in such cases, government seems to struggle to reconcile and take the advantage edge out of the lockdown as at the primary stage if preparedness and response was taken, it would have not created conflict between health, economy and livelihoods. A citizen centric support to government interventions and protocols given if followed by the citizens shall strengthen government machinery and planning.
Preparedness in cities and other urban settlements is critical for effective local, regional, national and global responses to COVID-19. A well-designed pandemic plan in urban settlements allows to respond in a flexible way to varying levels of severity and to refine your response as needed. Education, housing, work, socializing and community kinship shapes the way we live, strive and thrive in cities. Population density is not the only parameter to be blamed for the pandemic in developing countries. The type of housing - township, apartments, independent houses, make shift homes, informal settlements, redevelopment buildings and slums also are a key parameter that hinders controlling the spread or transmission of outbreak. The way we live – sanitation, hygiene, food habits, our environment, transport, connectivity, our social outlook and approach also are detrimental and have a direct bearing for the outbreak to spread to the extent of being a pandemic.
Be it with regard to natural, accidental or intentional means, public health has always been under threat. As is the case with the current COVID 19 pandemic, public health preparedness to prevent, respond to and recover is key for securing country’s overall development and growth.
Climate change is a significant threat across varied sections and in varied regions there has been a consensus about the need for businesses to play key role in ensuring transparency around climate risks and opportunities. To steer climate action, science-based emissions reduction targets validated by Science Based Target initiative (SBTi) and climate change scenario analysis based on the TCFD recommendations have been suggested to be adopted. These aimed to future proof businesses by identifying risks for mitigation and adaptation with the view to deliver value for business, investors, stakeholders and the environment at large. With real estate, contributing to one third of all the global carbon emissions according to UNEP, the responsibility has increased manifolds to address the impact of climate change on real estate portfolio.
There is increasing pressure on energy producers from climate risks. One key concept which is gaining prominence in lieu of the risks is “Carbon Bubble” and the related impact of divestment movement. As a part of the Paris climate agreement, 192 countries reaffirmed their commitment to reduce emissions and limiting the global temperature increase to less than 20C. Energy producing companies are under scrutiny from investors, shareholders, employees and customers and other related stakeholders to reduce carbon footprint and to demonstrate that their business are aligned to help build an efficient “Low Carbon Portfolio”. The goal is to channelize investments, assess climate risks and opportunities and mitigate future climate change trajectories, align it as key service for fossil fuel energy divestment, portfolio and asset management.
There is increasing pressure on energy producers from climate risks. One key concept which is gaining prominence in lieu of the risks is “Carbon Bubble” and the related impact of divestment movement. As a part of the Paris climate agreement, 192 countries reaffirmed their commitment to reduce emissions and limiting the global temperature increase to less than 20C. Energy producing companies are under scrutiny from investors, shareholders, employees and customers and other related stakeholders to reduce carbon footprint and to demonstrate that their business are aligned to help build an efficient “Low Carbon Portfolio”. The goal is to channelize investments, assess climate risks and opportunities and mitigate future climate change trajectories, align it as key service for fossil fuel energy divestment, portfolio and asset management.
As part of the Paris Climate Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 2oC, annual emissions reductions from agriculture must reach 1 gigatonne of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO2e/yr) by 2030. Plausible options to do this only deliver 21–40% of this target. Agricultural systems are witnessing ambitious goals and require transformative actions. Across food systems actions include: application of next generation technologies, increasing investment flows and improving returns, change in pattern of landholdings, enhancing capacities through skill development and capacity building, and via changes in the distribution and dynamics of the population and labour force. This transformation would generate multitude of benefits such as education, nutrition, health, water, sanitation, and empowerment of women and youth, and transforming rural livelihoods and indigenous communities.
Sustainability is regarded as a key goal for policy makers across all sectors and at all levels, be it with regard to local, regional and global scale. Sustainability as a criteria attribute in real estate sector, which was ignored over a period of years has gained enhanced level of importance in recent years amongst varied stakeholders including developers, investors, owners, tenants, private entities, government bodies and the communities. Policies regarding sustainability have been demonstrated in the Kyoto Protocol, United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI) and the European Union Directive on Energy Performance of Buildings. Similarly regulation at the city level have council enforcing environmental building codes and have varied rebate options, incentives such as tax breaks, flexible and cost effective financing mechanisms, for green buildings. The real estate sector has both set of risks and benefits associated and most often the risks are associated with future uncertainties in terms of policies, regulation and enforcement. Urban housing and the burgeoning infrastructure requirement have triggered local and regional issues such as energy policies, deforestation, water scarcity, air pollution and over exploitation of resources.
The concept paper with regard to e-voting in India – suggestive policy framework is conceptualized under the Eco Endeavourers Network endeavour initiative – innovation hub and new concepts. It is an endeavour towards greater citizen participation and for their rights and their role in nation building and constitutional affairs. It aims at improving greater security, transparency and to increase the voter turnout, use of limited resources in a resource constraint economy, reduced manpower that are deployed before, during and after the elections are held. Foreseeing increased application of blockchain technology, big data and app based advancement, the paper considers suggestive policy framework of e-voting to oversee the prospects and its suggestive implications for the decision and policy makers. Prospects of having an internet enabled/e-voting can be an efficient alternative to the current EVM voting based elections.
World Oceans Day 8th June, 2019 provides an opportunity to honour, protect, and conserve the oceans. United Nations Sustainable Development Goal # 14 commits countries to unite over what is a truly global responsibility – the protection of our oceans and the lives that depend on it.
The aim of this primer is to putforth a perspective on - how does sustainability matters in real estate sector and why it should be a prime agenda of firms in making environmental friendly decision making and operations. Real estate sector can showcase their stewardship towards environment via efficient environmental friendly policies. There are varied environmental standards which are applied at the builings or infrastructure level in real estate sector, however what it lacks is uniformity in sustainability applicability to the sector. The type of material used, the design per se, installations and retrofits all matter in real esate sustainability mission and vision. Understanding environmental and climate risks and its real implications is a intricate challenge for property investors.
The document discusses World Environment Day which focuses on beating air pollution. It notes various sources of air pollution including household, industry, transport, agriculture, and waste burning. Poor air quality negatively impacts health. Cities concentrate health hazards and risks as the global population becomes increasingly urbanized. Effective solutions require addressing pollution sources, improving transportation systems, strengthening urban governance, and benchmarking cities based on air quality, sustainability, and public health indicators.
The Eco Endeavourers Network is requesting participation in a one-day online campaign and awareness drive on their Facebook and Twitter pages on June 5, 2019 to commemorate World Environment Day, which has the theme of "Beat Air Pollution." The goal is to strive for sustainable, clean, healthy and climate-positive cities and communities and pledge to "climate proof our cities" on this Environment Day.
This 22nd May, 2019 as we commemorate the International Day for Biodiversity with the theme: Our Biodiversity, Our Food, Our Health, the focal point is on how biodiversity acts as a basis for transforming food systems and improving health and well-being. The theme also aims to leverage the opportunity in knowledge transfer, spreading awareness about the dependency on our food systems for nutrition, health and sustainability.
The document discusses the increasingly important role of sustainability practitioners in organizations, especially as chief sustainability officers (CSOs). It argues that CSOs play a key role in communicating the business value of sustainability strategies to investors and stakeholders. However, many companies still do not have CSOs and sustainability practitioners do not always have influence or decision-making power equal to their responsibilities. The document calls for more companies to formally recognize the role of CSOs and empower them to steer sustainability efforts as part of the C-suite level of management.
As a part of annual Diwali celebration at school of my son, Podar Jumbo Kids at Hiranandani Estate, Thane conducted an event Diwali Fete at their school premises on 2nd November, 2018. Eco Endeavourers Network (EEN) leveraged this opportunity and held a “Sustainable Development Goals Educative and Awareness Kiosk” for the school children and parents accompanying them by raising awareness on United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and in simple way provided educative and fun learning and play mode games and handout/tool kit mentioning what each of the 17 goals mean.
COP14 - The Conference of the Parties 14 to the Convention on Biological diversity conference kick started on 17th of November with pre-conference meet ups and briefing on 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th November. The conference by United Nations aims at calling upon the decision makers from more than 190 countries to intensify their efforts to reduce and stop the biodiversity loss and protect the ecosystems that support food and water security and health for billions of people. The theme of this year’s ongoing conference is “Investing in Biodiversity for People and Planet”.
The World Water Week from 26th - 31st 2018 event concluded yesterday. As like every year, it was organized by Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). It highlighted water as a critical resource. It emphasized nature based solutions as way forward towards resolving water issues. This year the theme was – “Water, Ecosystems and Human Development”. Be it with regard to water shortage, water quality, water issues in extreme weather events - floods, water has been the most pressing issue and challenging resource that needs to be addressed. Healthy ecosystems allow plant and animal life to thrive and strive and offer multitude of benefits for human development and all these work together as microcosm in itself and for developing synergy, work in co-operation during trans-boundary conflicts with regard to water, water governance strengthening, and equitable access to clean water.
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Treatise : UN Sustainable Development Goals : In Spotlight SDG –III : Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
1. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all
at all ages
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2. What does the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 3 Say :
The UN SDG # III is all about ensuring healthy lives
and promoting wellbeing for all at all ages.
The goal III, aims to address all the major health priorities
with regard to child and maternal health, end of communi-
cable diseases, reducing the number of non-communicable
diseases cases, ease of access to safe and affordable medi-
cines and vaccines and ensure universal health coverage
(UHC), to help build productive and resilient
communities. Despite making rapid strides in improving the health and wellbeing through
innovation, new drug discoveries and R&D health care inequality does persist over access.
Accordingly to UN SDGs more than six million children still die before they reach 5 years of
age, and only half of all women in developing regions have access to the health care they
need. Earlier Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) from 2000-2015, focussed on specific
health conditions of maternal and child health, communicable diseases viz; HIV/AIDS, other
diseases like Tuberculosis, vector borne diseases like Malaria. What MDGs lacked was focus
with regard to entire health system and how they cater to health services for overall health
and wellbeing. SDGs 2030 agenda from 2015-2030 , has set the target towards focus on Uni-
versal Health Coverage (UHC), which includes access to health services and with financial
risk protection.
“Access to health services to ensure good health and wellbeing is a basic human right,
and so Sustainable Development Goals agenda ensures access to highest standards of
health services and health care”.
The most notable provision included in the SDG 2030 agenda is inclusion of
non-communicable diseases, mental health, substance abuse, addiction and injuries. Various
mechanism and framework as a part of implementation of health interventions are available
across the world viz; the WHO framework convention, World Bank UHC monitoring frame-
work. These frameworks are based on varied case studies and technical reviews, consultation
and discussion with country representatives, experts, global health care providers who help
in coming up with policy interventions, basic health services of quality to the population and
also covering the population with financial protection / health insurance. In order to moni-
tor the progress of SDG # III in terms of equitable health care outcomes and wellbeing,
global public health and sanitation to help build resilient and healthy, liveable societies -
data, indicators and health statistics are required to monitor, measure and compile the over-
all goal progress and efforts. For example WHO has considered various indicators such as
“life expectancy”, “healthy life expectancy” and “number of deaths before the age of 70”.
Such indicators help in knowing the progress towards not just goal 3 but in an indirect way
contribute in knowing and striving to achieve the agenda targets of other goals as well, for
example : SDG # 2 zero hunger, along with ending hunger and achieving food security,
improved food safety and nutrition are important for overall health and development, while
goal #6 provision of clean water and sanitation would reduce the number of deaths each year
caused by diarrhoeal diseases.
“The WHO Constitution has stated that the right to the highest attainable standard of health
is a fundamental right of every human being”.
WHO has grouped health-related indicators into the following seven areas :
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Reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health Infectious diseases
Non-communicable diseases and mental health
Injuries and violence
Universal health coverage and health systems
Environmental risks
Health risks and disease outbreaks
3. What does the UN SDGs targets set say
According to UN SDGs :
By 2030, end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical
diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable dis-
eases
By 2030, reduce by one third premature mortality from non-communicable diseases
through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-being
Strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including narcotic
drug abuse and harmful use of alcohol
By 2020, halve the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents
By 2030, ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services,
including for family planning, information and education, and the integration of re-
productive health into national strategies and programmes
Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to qual-
ity essential health-care services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable
essential medicines and vaccines for all
By 2030, substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardous
chemicals and air, water and soil pollution and contamination
Strengthen the implementation of the World Health Organization Framework Con-
vention on Tobacco Control in all countries, as appropriate
Support the research and development of vaccines and medicines for the communi-
cable and non-communicable diseases that primarily affect developing countries,
provide access to affordable essential medicines and vaccines, in accordance with the
Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health, which affirms the
right of developing countries to use to the full the provisions in the Agreement on
Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights regarding flexibilities to pro-
tect public health, and, in particular, provide access to medicines for all
Substantially increase health financing and the recruitment, development, training
and retention of the health workforce in developing countries, especially in least
developed countries and small island developing States
Strengthen the capacity of all countries, in particular developing countries, for early
warning, risk reduction and management of national and global health risks.
By 2030 global maternal
mortality to be less than 70%
per 100,000 live births
Reduce neonatal mortality to
as low as 12 per 1,000 live
births and under 5 years of
age to at least as low as 25
per 1,000 live births
About 830 million die
each day due to complica-
tions in pregnancy and
child birth, though WHO
data mentions 43% reduc-
tion in maternal mortality
between 1990 - 2015.
1990 - 532 000
2015—303000
Ensuring every child
survive and thrive.
Since 2000, 48 million
children lives under 5 yrs
of age have been saved
from preventable causes.
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4. Europe
Western Pacific
America
South East Asia
Eastern Mediterranean
Africa
0 20 40 60 80 100
Mortality Rate (per 1000 live births)
Under five mortality rate by age at death, WHO region,2015
Post-Natal
Neonatal
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
0-4 5 -14 15-29 30-59 60+
MortalityRate(per100000population)
Age (in years)
Global Mortality Rate due tounintentional poisoining,, by age and
sex, 2015
Male
Female
Indicators for health services coverage
Diabetes caused 1.6 million (2.8%) deaths in 2015, up from 1.0 million (1.8%) deaths in 2000.
Globally injuries continue to kill 5 million people each year.
Road traffic injuries have claimed about 3700 lives each day in 2015.
Child Care : < 50% of children with suspected pneumonia in low income countries are taken to an
appropriate health provider.
Health Worker Density : About 44% of WHO Member States report to have less than 1 physician
per 1000 population.
Data Source : WHO
Data Source : WHO
5. 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Europe
Western Pacific
America
South East Asia
Eastern Mediterranean
Africa
Global
Mortality Rate (per 100 000 population)
Homiciderateby WHO region, globally, 2015
Female
Male
0 100 200 300
Africa
America
South East Asia
Europe
Eastern Mediterranean
Western Pacific
Global
TB and Malaria Incidence (per 100 000 population)
Malaria Incidence (per
100000 population)
TB Incidence (per 100
000 population)
76.0
91.0 87.0
93.0
80.0
94.0
52.3
67.3
60.5
68
60.1
68.7
0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
80.0
90.0
100.0
Africa America South East Asia Europe Eastern
Mediterranean
Western Pacific
DPT Immunization coverage and Healthy life expectancy at birth
Diphtheria-tetanus-
pertussis (DTP3)
immunization
coverage among 1-
year-oldsi (%)
Healthy life
expectancy at birth
(years)
As per the UN SDGSs : The health goal (SDG 3) comprises 13 targets, including four listed as “means
-of-implementation” targets. Each target has one or two proposed indicators, with the exception of
SDG Target 3.3: “By 2030, end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical
diseases and combat hepatitis, waterborne diseases and other communicable disease” which has five
indicators; and SDG Target 3.9: “By 2030, substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses
from hazardous chemicals and air, water and soil pollution and contamination” which has three. With
a total of 26 indicators, the health goal has the largest number of proposed indicators of all the 17
SDGs.
Status : Key points
Adequate sanitation :
68 % of the world’s popula-
tion had access to improved
sanitation facilities in 2015 .
Access to skilled care :
78% is the estimated per-
centage of deliveries
attended by a skilled birth
attendant in 2016.
Family planning
77% of women of reproduc-
tive age who were married
or in-union had their need
for family planning met
with a modern method met
in 2016.
Life Expectancy
71.4 years was the average
life expectancy at birth of the
global population in 2015.
Data Source : WHO
Data Source : WHO
Data Source : WHO
6. 8756
6241
3190
3170
1685
Ischaemic heart disease
Stroke
LowerRespiratory Tract Infections
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
Disease
Trachea Bronchus, Lung Cancers
0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000
Global Death Cause, 2015, WHO
2.72
0.30
0.16
0.47
0.13
0.09
0.50
NewHIV infections among adults 15–49 years old (per 1000 uninfected
population,WHO
Africa
America
SouthEastAsia
Europe
EasternMediterranean
WesternPacific
Global
80.2
20.3
119.9
64.2
58.8
133.5
92.4
43.1
1.5
20.1
0.6
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0.8
12.4
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
Africa America South East
Asia
Europe Eastern
Mediterranean
Western
Pacific
Global
Mortality Rate - Attributed to household and ambient air pollution and exposure to unsafe WASH services
Mortality rate attributed to
household and ambient air
pollution (per100 000 population)
Mortality rate attributed to
exposure tounsafe WASH services
(per100 000 population)
Data Source : WHO
Data Source : WHO
Data Source : WHO
7. In Spotlight - India : Progress and Way Forward
In Spotlight - Health and Wellbeing : Policy Interventions
In March, this year Government of India, envisaged the National Health Policy, 2017 to
strengthen and prioritize health systems and investments in health, organization of healthcare
services, prevention of diseases and promotion of good health and wellbeing, access to technol-
ogy towards progress in ease of medical advancement, strengthening regulation and imple-
mentation framework and health insurance schemes to the people at large.
The policy principles as per the health policy include : Ethics, integrity, equity, affordability,
patient centric and quality care, being accountable, decentralized, inclusive and adaptive and
dynamic..
Progressive approach towards achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
Reinforcement of trust in public health care systems.
Private health care sector growth alignment with public health goals.
Few of the flagship programmes under which the national policies are aligned to reach the tar-
get of UN SDGs include : National Rural Health Mission, National Urban Health Mission,
Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana, Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi, Rashtriya Swasthaya
Bima Yojna.
The Health Index of WHO as an indicator for assessing the health outcomes.
Healthcare infrastructure and systems for access to services for all.
As per achieving the SDGs in India report : Life expectancy at birth in India was at 66.3 years in
2012, which is 14 years lower than the OECD average of 80.2 years (OECD, 2014). India’s Infant
Mortality Rate at 43.2 deaths per 1000 live births in 2012 still lags behind the average of low and
middle income countries at 33 per 1000 in 2010-15(UNDESA, 2015).
Progress in the number of vaccines under the Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) and
launch of Mission Indradhanush aimed at expanding coverage reach.
The proposal of National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS) that aiming at inclusion of pre-
ventive care, robust IT platform, strong grievance redressal mechanism.
The National Mental Health Policy, 2014, envisaged as a part of implementation of target set.
Focus on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs).
The draft National Indicator Framework (NIF) for SDGs by the Ministry of Statistics
and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) outline full immunisation coverage as a basic
tracking indicator for SDG 3 on health, and related to achievement of UHC for all.
SDG index, was created by Bertelsmann Stiftung and the Sustainable Development Solution
Network (SDSN) to assist countries in getting started with implementing the new goals.
Immunization coverage under national programmes as an important indicator to track
advancement towards child health-related SDGs.
Way forward : Right to health for all and ease of access.
Though health innovation has and is being undertaken, there are still wide gaps in health out-
comes between and within countries. Life expectancy variation between rich and poor, poor ac-
cess to healthcare, preventable infectious and chronic diseases.
As per UN SDGs framework - Health in All Policies (HiAP) - approach that can link the goals,
means and priorities associated with health in the SDGs to those of other policies.
Financial Policy intervention : Public and private sector employees are covered by payroll-tax
financed contributory schemes, and can often take the form of mandatory social health
insurance.
Investment policy intervention : Investment and operating costs involved in improving the
functioning of the health systems will be high as external assistance will be critical for coun-
tries.
Nutrition Policy : Policy intervention with regard to general nutrition strategy.
Access to safe water and sanitation policy : Direct relation to health and well being.