4.2.2

Question 1

SDG 3: Good Health and Wellbeing

Answer 1

aims to promote physical and mental wellbeing, and extend life expectancy by addressing the major causes of morbidity and mortality in HMLIC

Question 2

Good health and wellbeing blue box

Answer 2

• Reduce maternal mortality
• End preventable deaths of newborns and children under five, reducing neonatal mortality
• End the epidemic of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases, and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases
• Reduce premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment
• Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive healthcare services
• Achieve universal health coverage, including access to affordable essential medicines and vaccines
• Support the research and development of vaccines and medicines for communicable and non-communicable diseases and provide access to affordable essential medicines and vaccines
• Increase investment in healthcare services and qualified healthcare staff, especially in LIC and small island developing states

Question 3

Reasons for improvements in maternal mortality rates;

Answer 3

• More women having access to sexual and reproductive health and wellbeing services (antenatal care)
• More births being assisted by skilled personnel
• Fewer adolescent girls are now having children

Question 4

End Preventable Deaths of Newborns and Children Under Five
Preventing deaths;

Answer 4

• Provide access to sexual and reproductive healthcare services
• Provide access to nutritious food
• Provision of safe water
• Provide access to immunisations
• Increase investment in healthcare services and provide universal health coverage

Question 5

Non-Communicable Diseases
Reducing premature mortality from NCD

Answer 5

• Implement taxes on alcohol and tobacco
• Include easy-to-understand food labelling
• Encourage regular physical activity
• Increase funding to provide universal health coverage
• Monitor trends

Question 6

Mental health and Wellbeing
Promoting mental health and wellbeing;

Answer 6

• Leadership and governance that priorities mental health
• Better data for the number of people who experience mental health and wellbeing issues
• Investment in mental health services to treat and diagnose mental health issues
• Funding for the training of a health workforce with mental health and wellbeing expertise