definitions

Question 1

communicable diseases

Answer 1

infectious diseases that are transmitted from the environment like thru food and water

Question 2

non-communicable diseases

Answer 2

not spread through the environment and are usually long- lasting and generally progress slowly like CVD and cancer

Question 3

gross national income (GNI)

Answer 3

total value of goods and services a country’s citizens produce, including the value of income earned by citizens who may be working in an overseas country.

Question 4

safe water

Answer 4

water that is free from contaminants and disease causing bacteria

Question 5

sanitation

Answer 5

the maintenance of hygienic conditions through services such as garbage collection and wastewater disposal

provision of facilities and services for the safe disposal of human urine and faeces

Question 6

inequality

Answer 6

the state of not being equal, especially in status and opportunities

Question 7

discrimination

Answer 7

unjust prejudicial treatment of different categories of people especially on the grounds of age, sex and race.

Question 8

sex discrimination

Answer 8

discrimination based on a person’s DNA and sex organs

Question 9

sexual orientation

Answer 9

the gender that somebody is attracted to

Question 10

gender identity

Answer 10

the gender to which an individual identifies themselves

Question 11

double burden on disease

Answer 11

coexistence of undernutrition along with overweight and obesity, or diet related non-communicable diseases.

Question 12

extreme poverty

Answer 12

measured as living on less than $1.90 USD a day

Question 13

sustainability

Answer 13

meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

Question 14

relative poverty

Answer 14

living on less than 50% of your countries average income