CHAPTER TEN: sustainable development goals

Question 1

objectives of the SDGs

Answer 1

• end extreme poverty
• fight inquality and injustice
• tackle climate change

Question 2

social protection

Answer 2

• Covers assistance and support services provided to persons who are: elderly, disabled, survivors,
  unemployed, destitute, homeless, low-income earners, Indigenous people, immigrants, refugees, alcohol and substance abusers, and have occupational injuries and diseases. It also covers assistance and support services provided to families and children

Question 3

key feature: reduce the global maternal mortality ratio

Question 3

Key feature: End preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age

Question 4

Key feature: End the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, waterborne diseases and other communicable diseases

Question 5

Key feature: Reduce
premature mortality from noncommunicable diseases through
prevention and treatment, and
promote mental health and
wellbeing

Question 6

Key feature: Strengthen the
prevention and treatment of
substance abuse, including
narcotic drug abuse and
harmful use of alcohol

Question 7

Key feature: Reduce the number
of global deaths and injuries
from road traffic incidents

Question 8

Key feature: Ensure universal
access to sexual and
reproductive healthcare services
(including for family planning,
information and education)

Question 9

Key feature: Achieve universal
health coverage, including
financial risk protection, access
to quality essential healthcare
services, affordable medicines
and vaccines

Question 10

Key feature: Substantially
reduce the number of deaths
and illnesses from hazardous
chemicals, and air, water and
soil pollution and contamination

Question 11

Key feature: Strengthen
the implementation of the
WHO Framework Convention
on Tobacco Control in all
countries, as appropriate

Question 12

Key feature: Support the
research and development
of vaccines and medicines
for the communicable and
non-communicable diseases
that primarily affect low- and
middle-income countries and
provide access to affordable
essential medicines and
vaccines

Question 13

Key feature: Substantially
increase health financing and
the recruitment, development,
training and retention of the
health workforce in low- and
middle-income countries

Question 14

importance of SDG 3 (good health and wellbeing) in promoting human development

Question 14

Key feature: Strengthen the
capacity of all countries, in
particular low- and middleincome countries, for early
warning, risk-reduction and
management of national and
global health risks

Question 15

importance of SDG 3 (good health and wellbeing) in promoting health and wellbeing