chapter ten: sustainable development goals

Question 1

name the 7 SDGs

Answer 1

1. SDG1 no poverty
2. SDG2 zero hunger
3. SDG3 good health and wellbeing
4. SDG4 quality education
5. SDG5 gender equality
6. SDG6 clean water and sanitation
7. SDG13 climate action

Question 2

rationale of SDGs

Answer 2

since the millennium development goals (MDG) ended in 2015, SDGs were created to address and combat the still existing global problems and challenges still present and raising (this is to be achieved by 2030)

• new global challenges had emerged and new goals were needed to be considered to specifically target these problems → these problems include climate change, increasing rate of conflict and economic financial instability

Question 3

main objectives of SDGs

Answer 3

1. end poverty
2. fight injustice and inequality
3. address climate change

Question 4

some key features of SDG 3

Answer 4

• end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age
• end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, waterborne diseases and communicable diseases
• achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential healthcare services, affordable medicines and vaccines
• support the research and development of vaccines and medicines for the communicable and non-communicable diseases that affect low- and middle- income