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AOS 2: SDG'S Flashcards

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What are the SDG’S?

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The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also referred to as the global goals, include 169 targets to be achieved by 2030.

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What are three objectives of SDG’S?

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  1. End extreme poverty
  2. Fight inequality and injustice
  3. Tackle climate change
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What are the three reasons (rationale) for SDG to be introduced?

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  1. After the success of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a new set of goals and targets were needed
  2. Progress across regions was uneven. The poorest and most disadvantaged communities were still experiencing inequalities. There is still progress to be made.
  3. New global trends have emerged such as increased conflict, extremism, migration, global warming which if not addressed have the potential to undo the progress made.
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What are the SDG five area’s of importance?

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  1. People: Ensure that all human beings can fulfil their potential in a healthy environment.
  2. Planet: Protect the planet from degradation through sustainability and taking action on climate change to support the needs of present and future generations.
  3. Prosperity: Ensure all human beings can enjoy prosperous and fulfilling lives.
  4. Peace: Foster peaceful, justice and inclusive societies that are free from fear and violence.
  5. Partnership: Implement the SDGs through a global participation of all countries, all stakeholders and all people.
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What is the aim of SDG 3?

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‘To achieve health & wellbeing for everyone, at every stage of life through extending life expectancy by addressing the major causes of morbidity and mortality’

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What is SDG 3

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Good Health and wellbeing

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What are the 4 key features of the SDG 3?

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  1. Reduce maternal mortality and end preventable deaths of newborns & children under 5
  2. End the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases, and combat hepatitis, waterborne diseases and other communicable diseases
  3. Reducing non communicable diseases
  4. Achieving universal health coverage
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What are two causes of maternal mortality?

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  1. Unsafe abortion
  2. Haemorrhage (excessive bleeding)
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What are two ways to reduce in maternal mortality be achieved?

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  1. Greater access to family planning services (contraception).
  2. All births attended by a skilled birth attendant in a clinic
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What are two causes of infant mortality and u5 mortality?

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  1. Premature birth
  2. Birth Asphyxia (Lack of breathing at birth)
  3. Infections
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What are two ways reduce in infant and u5 mortality be achieved?

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  1. Increase access to vaccinations
  2. Provision of safe water
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How can AIDS be reduced?

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Increased access to prevention services

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How can Malaria be reduced?

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Mass distribution of insecticide treated bed nets

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How can neglected tropical diseases be reduced?

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Universal health coverage for diagnosis, treatment and medication

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How can Tuberculosis be reduced?

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Research and development for more effective
drugs and vaccines

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How can Hepatitis be reduced?

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Large scale vaccination programs for A,B and E

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What is Universal health coverage?

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universal health coverage ensure that all people can obtain the health services they need without suffering financial hardship when paying for them

UHC IS A PREREQUISITE FOR ACHIEVING ALL OTHER AREAS OF SDG 3

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What are two ways to reduce premature mortality from non-cmmunicable diseases?

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  1. CVD & Diabetes: Food labels to contain easy to read information, encouraging schools and workplaces to incorporate regular physical activity
  2. Cancer: Anti-tobacco legislation in all countries, tobacco taxes
  3. Road traffic accidents: Good road infrastructure, policies and laws to modify driver behaviour
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What is the aim of SDG 1?

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SDG 1 aims to end poverty in all its forms by 2030

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SDG 1

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No poverty

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What are the three types of poverty?

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Extreme poverty: Living on less than $1.90 USD per day

Chronic poverty: where people spend most of their lifetime in poverty and it is passed on to their children.

Impoverishment: when people become poor as a result of a crisis such as illness, loss of a job or natural disaster.

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What are three reasons on why SDG 1 is important

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  1. Poverty is a major cause of ill health and ill health is a major cause of poverty.
  2. When individuals and families are poor, they can’t afford to purchase food, clean water, clothing, shelter and healthcare and education

3.Those who are poor are also more vulnerable to air and water pollution and other hazards such as landslides, drought and flooding, all of which carry physical and mental health and wellbeing risks.

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What are two sectors that can help achieve SDG 1?

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Government sector – social protection measures

Water and sanitation sector – less illness which means more employment

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What is SDG 2 aim?

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SDG 2 aims to end all forms of hunger and malnutrition by ensuring that everyone has access to nutritious food.

Zero Hunger

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What is food security?

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The state in which all persons obtain nutritionally adequate, culturally appropriate, safe food regularly through local non-emergency sources

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What are three reasons on why SDG 2 is important?

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  1. Having access to food is essential for achieving good health and wellbeing and for improving human development.
  2. hunger weakens the immune system, hungry children are more likely to suffer from diseases such as pneumonia, measles, malaria and diarrhoea
  3. hunger and malnutrition are the biggest causes of child, pregnant and lactating women, and the elderly mortality.
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What are two sectors working to achieve SDG 2?

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  1. Water and Sanitation sector
  2. Agricultural Sector
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What are two reasons for food insecurity?

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  1. poverty: when people lack the resources to meet their basic needs including purchasing food
  2. climate change: extreme weather conditions such as drought reduce ability to grow crops
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What is SDG 4 and it’s 2 aims?

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QUALITY EDUCATION

  1. Ensuring that females and males have equal access to high quality education and develop skills needed for employment
  2. Aims to ensure all people receive education to ensure numeracy and literacy
  3. Aims to upgrade education facilities including the supply of qualified teachers
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What are three reasons on why SDG 4 is important?

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  1. Girls are less likely to enrol in or complete primary and secondary education
  2. Students are not meeting the minimum standards of literacy and numeracy skill required for their age level.
  3. Children from the poorest households are still four times less likely to be enrolled in school than those from the wealthier households.
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What is SDG 5 and what are they trying to achieve?

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Gender Equality

SDG 5 aims to end discrimination and violence against women and girls by addressing the barriers that exist to gender equality

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What are two aims of the SDG 5?

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  1. End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere
  2. End all forms of violence against women and girls
  3. Eliminate harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage
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What are three reasons on why SDG 5 is important?

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  1. Gender equality is a basic human right yet, despite comprising half of the world’s population, women and girls do not experience gender equality.
  2. Women face discrimination in all areas of political, economic and social life
  3. One in three women worldwide has been subject to physical or sexual violence.
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What are three sectors that are working towards so SDG 5 can be achieved?

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  1. Education sector: allowing girls to receive an education
  2. Legal Sector
  3. Clean water and sanitation sector
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What is SDG 6 and what they are trying to achieve?

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Clean water and sanitation

The aim is about ensuring that all people can enjoy clean water and adequate sanitation.

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What are two aims of SDG 6?

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  1. improve water quality by reducing contaminant as well as increasing water-use efficiency
  2. Aims to support the participation of local communities in improving water and sanitation management.
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What are 3 reason on why SDG 6 is important?

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  1. having access to clean water and sanitation is a basic human right however low and middle income countries do not have access to them.
  2. over 800 000 die due to inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene
  3. Can promote economic growth and contribute to poverty reduction. Every $1 spent on sanitation brings $5.50 return from keeping people healthy and productive.
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What is SDG 13?

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Climate Action

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What are three aims of SDG 13?

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  1. Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning
  2. improve education, awareness-raising and the capacity of people to take actions that reduce environmental degradation
  3. strengthen resilience and capacity of all countries to adapt to climate related hazards and natural disasters
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What are three reasons on why SDG 13 is important?

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  1. Climate change is caused by human activities
  2. The over-reliance on fossil fuels and the resulting greenhouse gases have contributed to global warming and rising sea levels
  3. Climate-related disasters are responsible for the deaths of 150 000 people each year
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What two sectors are working to achieve SDG 13?

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  1. Government Sector – making commitments to take climate change
  2. Private sectors funding programs to tackle climate change
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Who is WHO?

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The World Health organisation isa specialised agency if the UN that act as an authority for international public health. The WHO aims to build a better and healthier future for all people worldwide.

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What are two work components of WHO?

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  1. Provide leadership and create partnerships to promote health and wellbeing
  2. Provide technical support and help build sustainable health systems
  3. Monitor health and wellbeing and assess health and well-being trends
  4. Conduct research and provide health and wellbeing information
  5. Set norms and standards, and promote and monitor their implementation
  6. Develop policies to help countries take action to promote health and wellbeing
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Provide leadership and create partnerships to promote health and wellbeing

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The WHO works with member, states and other agencies to develop international policies and regulations to prevent and manage disease outbreaks and coordinate relief efforts in times of disaster.

e.g They have also worked with countries in the development of the COVID-19 vaccines.

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Provide technical support and help build sustainable health systems

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Provides advice and support to countries to implement changes in the provision of universal healthcare, financing and a trained workforce. WHO helps strengthen a country’s capacity for early warning risk reduction.

e.g * Providing policy briefs on the importance of free healthcare

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What are the three priorities of WHO?

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  1. Provide Health - Achieving universal health coverage : 1 billion more people benefitting from universal health coverage.
  2. Protect Health - Addressing health emergencies: 1 billion more people better protected from health emergencies.
  3. Promote Health - Promoting healthier populations: 1 billion more people enjoying better health and wellbeing.
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What are the 7 main areas WHO addresses to address Universal Health Coverage?

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  1. Service access and quality
  2. Health workforce
  3. Access to medicines, vaccines and health products
  4. Governance and finance
  5. Health information systems
  6. Advocacy
  7. Country support
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Service Access and quality - UHC

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Work with countries to provide all people, regardless of where they live, with access to quality essential healthcare services that meet the main health and wellbeing needs of the community

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Health Workforce - UHC

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Ensure there are sufficient trained health workers available to provide health care services to everyone who needs them

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Access to Medicines, Vaccines and Health Products - UHC

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work with countries to provide safe and effective essential medicines and vaccines. Essential medicines are those that meet the main healthcare needs of a population and assist them to overcome disease and illness more quickly.

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Governance and finance - UHC

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the WHO will support countries to strengthen the capacity of governments to develop and implement health policy, organise and implement an effective health system, regulate services, provide the necessary funding, develop health budgets and track expenditure.

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Health Information Systems - UHC

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the WHO will work with countries to improve health information systems to enable the monitoring of health risks, track morbidity and mortality rates and their risk factors and assess health system performance

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Advocacy - UHC

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The WHO will provide leadership by increasing the global awareness of and benefits of universal health coverage. They will advocate for investment in all aspects of the health system and actively promote the benefits of this investment.

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Country Support - UHC

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The WHO will work in partnership with countries and support them at all levels to implement primary healthcare systems that meet their health priorities.

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What are the two components of in Addressing Health Emergencies

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  1. Building and sustaining resilient national, regional and global capacities required to keep the world safe from epidemics and other health emergencies
  2. Ensuring that populations affected by acute and protracted emergencies have rapid access to essential life-saving health services including health promotion and disease prevention.
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How has the first component of Health Emergencies been addressed?

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  1. International Health Regulations (2005) These measures include airport control, quarantine and ensuring resources are readily available to treat disease outbreaks.
  2. identify and coordinate the research, development and innovation needed to better detect, prevent and respond to new and emerging diseases and other sources of risk
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How has the second component of Health Emergencies have been addressed?

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  1. Health promotion and disease prevention
  2. Mental health and psychosocial support
  3. Nutrition services including support for exclusive breastfeeding.
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5 platforms of Healthier populations

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  1. Improving human capital across the life course
  2. Accelerating action on preventing non-communicable diseases and promoting mental health
  3. Accelerating elimination and eradication of high impact communicable diseases
  4. Tackling antimicrobial resistance
  5. Addressing health effects of climate change in small island developing states and other vulnerable states
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Human Development

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  • Expanding people’s choices
  • Enhancing people’s capabilities
  • People having access to knowledge
  • People having access to a decent standard of living
  • People participating in the life of the community
  • People participating in the decisions that affect their lives
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Define Clean Water

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Water that is not contaminated by disease causing pathogens such as bacteria and viruses or chemicals such as mercury and led.

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Define Santiation

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Generally refers to the provision
of facilities and services for the safe disposal
of human urine and faeces, but can also
refer to the maintenance of hygienic
conditions through services such as garbage
collection and wastewater disposal.

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Improving human capital across the lifespan

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The WHO aims to improve human capital by investing in early life stages, family planning, and reproductive health, reducing future health issues and supporting SDG goals on health and reproductive rights.

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Accelerating action on preventing non-communicable diseases and promoting mental health

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The WHO aims to reduce noncommunicable diseases by addressing key risk factors—tobacco use, alcohol misuse, unhealthy diets, and inactivity—alongside improving access to treatment for major conditions like cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, respiratory diseases, and mental health, while also addressing road injuries and violence.

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Accelerating elimination and eradication of high impact communicable diseases

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To meet the 2030 goal of ending epidemics of AIDS, TB, malaria, and other communicable diseases, the WHO emphasizes the need to accelerate prevention, control, and elimination through cost-effective, high-impact interventions, as these diseases remain major public health challenges globally.

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Tackling antimicrobial resistance

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Antimicrobial resistance, driven by the misuse and overuse of drugs, creates “superbugs” that render treatments ineffective, threatening infection control, surgical safety, and cancer care, which the WHO addresses by promoting awareness and advancing research.

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Addressing health effects of climate change in small island developing states and other vulnerable states

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Vulnerable nations face rising climate and pollution risks, especially for women, children, and the poor; the WHO will help prevent pollution-related diseases and support small island states in building resilient health systems.

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