Health Flashcards
World’s timebound and quantiful targets for addressing extreme poverty in its many dimensions
MDG or Millenium Development Goals
EXAMPLE OF MDG
Income/Poverty/Hunger/Disease/Lack of Adequate Shelter/Exclusion
8 International Development Goals
To eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
To achieve universal primary education
To promote gender equality and empower women
To reduce child mortality
To improve maternal health
To combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
To ensure environmental sustainability
To develop a global partnership for development
GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR DEVELOPMENT
Supporting fair trade Debt relief Increasing aid Access to affordable essential medicines Encouraging technology transfer
WHO FCTC?
World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
Factors that contributed to the explosive increase in tobacco use
Global Marketing Transnational tobacco advertising Promotion and sponsorhip International movement of contraband Counterfeit cigarettes
Factors governed by treaty
Production Sale Distribution Advertisement Taxation of Tobacco
Deduction of demand for Tobacco
Taxation of Tobacco protection from exposure to smoke
Taxation of Tobacco regulation of the contents
Taxation of Tobacco regulation of tobacco products disclosures
Taxation of Tobacco education, communication
Taxation of Tobacco packaging and labelling
Taxation of Tobacco tobacco advertising
Taxation of Tobacco demand reduction
Global Mental Health Action Plan year
2013-2020
FOUR MAJOR OBJECTIVES
Strengthen effective leadership
Provide comprehensive, integrated and responsive mental health
Implement strategies for promotion
Strengthen information systems
ACTION PLAN EMPHASIS
Empowerment of people
The need to develop a strong civil society
Importance of promotion and prevention
RESULTS OF HARMFUL USE OF ALCOHOL
It is the leading risk factor Responsible for 4% deaths in 2004 It can have devastating effect One of the 4 most common modifiable NCD It can seriously affect community life It contributes to the health problem
AREAS FOR NATIONAL ACTION
Leadership, Awareness, Commitment Health Services' Response Community Action Drunk-driving Policies Availability of Alcohol
4 PROPERTY AREAS OF ALCOHOL
Public health advocacy and partnership
Technical support and capacity building
Production and dissemination of knowledge
Resource mobilization
REQUIREMENTS OF IMPLEMENTING GLOBAL STRATEGY
Active Collaboration
Appropriate Management
