HEALTH 10 (3rd QUARTER) 1.
Suggestions to eradicate poverty and hunger:
HEALTH TRENDS, ISSUES, AND - Education
CONCERNS (GLOBAL LEVEL)
- Gender equality
- More jobs
LESSON 1: MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT
GOALS (MDGs) - More investments in agriculture
- Public health protection is considered a shared - Strengthened nutrition programs for children
duty and obligation. and infants
- Understanding global issues, concerns, and - Support and protection of developing and
trends affecting billions worldwide is crucial. vulnerable countries during crises
- The United Nations has developed global
health initiatives.
- The World Health Organization (WHO) is
designated to address global health issues.
- Cooperation with member nations, including
the Philippines, is emphasized.
2. Impact of education, particularly for women:
- Better medical care seeking behavior during
pregnancy
- Proper nutrition for families
- Adoption of healthy sanitary practices
- United Nations Millennium Development
Goals (MDGs) consist of eight targets agreed - Higher immunization rates for children
upon by all 191 UN Member States to achieve
- Better survival rates and health for infants
by 2015.
and children
- The Millennium Declaration, signed in
- Long-term benefits for educated individuals
September 2000, commits world leaders to
combat discrimination against women and
children, disease, hunger, poverty, illiteracy, and
environmental degradation.
- Achieving these goals requires addressing each
one individually.
- Better global health programs and policies are
crucial as they influence, affect, and depend on
the success of these goals. 3. Ways to achieve gender equality:
- Early childhood development intervention
- Promotion of women’s political rights and
involvement
- Improved reproductive health programs and
policies
- Education and integration of gender equality
in the school curriculum
- Improved access to work and strengthened - Promoting safer sex behavior and preventive
labor policies for women education
- Support and protection of developing and - Use of insecticide-treated nets
vulnerable countries during crises
7. Benefits of investing in sustainable energy:
4. Strategies to reduce child mortality:
- Creation of jobs and business opportunities
- Immunization programs
- Environmental sustainability
- Improved healthcare facilities and
infrastructure - Cleaner air and environment
- Better nutrition programs for infants, - Increased access to sanitation
children, and mothers
8. Benefits of global partnership:
5. Importance of improving maternal health: - Expanded international trade agreements
- Benefits for the entire family and society - Improved access to affordable medicine
- Reduction of poverty and gender inequality - Reduced poverty through government debt
- Education and awareness about maternal relief grants
health - Development of information and
communication technology (ICT) infrastructure
LESSON 2: GLOBAL HEALTH
INITIATIVES
- Global health initiatives are led by the United
6. Methods to combat emerging and re-emerging Nations through the World Health Organization
diseases: (WHO) in partnership with the World Bank.
- Effective prevention, treatment, and care - They target specific health problems such as:
strategies
- Emerging and re-emerging diseases
- Improving housing conditions
- Climate change
- Increasing access to medicines
- Environmental sanitation
- Mental health - New vaccines include those against hepatitis
B, childhood meningitis, yellow fever, influenza,
- Tobacco regulation and pneumonia.
- Alcohol use
- These initiatives aim to address a wide range of
health issues on a global scale.
III. The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and
Malaria
- A funding project aimed at preventing,
I. Global Fight against Communicable reducing, and mitigating the impact of
Diseases HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.
1. Roll Back Malaria: - Contributes to achieving the Millennium
Development Goals.
- Aims to reduce malaria deaths through
prevention, rapid response, development of new - Targets diseases that collectively kill over 5
anti-malarial products, and effective treatment. million people annually.
2. Stop TB: IV. Global Prevention and Control of
Tobacco and Alcohol Use
- Seeks to prevent further transmission of
tuberculosis globally, including through the TB- - WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco
DOTS short-course strategy. Control:
- Prime international treaty addressing the
global epidemic of tobacco use and abuse.
- Affirms the right to the highest standard of
health and promotes global health cooperation.
II. Global Alliance for Vaccines and
Immunization (GAVI)
- A partnership dedicated to "immunization for
all," involving public and private sector
organizations. V. Global Strategy for the Prevention and
- Focuses on strengthening children's Control of Non-communicable Diseases
immunization programs and introducing new - Aims to prevent and control non-
vaccines in developing countries. communicable diseases such as cardiovascular
diseases, chronic respiratory diseases, cancers,
and diabetes.
- Targets shared risk factors including
unhealthy eating, physical inactivity, tobacco
use, and alcohol use.
VI. Global Initiative for Mental Health
- Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan
2013-2020:
- Result of extensive research and
consultations globally.
- Focuses on impartial, life-based, and
preventive mental health interventions.
