SDG 3 - Unit 4 AOS 2

Question 1

SDG 3 name

Answer 1

GOOD HEALTH AND WELLBEING: ENSURE HEALTHY LIVES AND PROMOTE WELLBEING FOR ALL AT ALL AGES

Question 2

SDG 3 purpose

Answer 2

This SDG aims to promote physical and mental health and wellbeing. It also aims to extend life expectancy through focusing on the major causes of mortality and morbidity in high-, middle-, and low-income countries.

Question 3

SDG 3 targets

Answer 3

• reduce maternal mortality
• end preventable deaths of newborns and children under five, reducing neonatal mortality
• ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive healthcare services
• achieve universal health coverage, including access to affordable essential medicines and vaccines
• reduce by one-third premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment, and promote mental health and wellbeing
• end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases (NTD), and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases
• strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including drugs and alcohol
• halve global deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents

Question 4

key features of SGG 3

Answer 4

1. maternal and child health and wellbeing
2. communicable diseases
3. non-communicable diseases

Question 5

key feature 1: maternal and child health and wellbeing

Answer 5

this feature aims to promote maternal health and wellbeing by reducing maternal mortality rates. It also aims to end preventable deaths of newborns (neonatal mortality) and children under 5 (U5MR)

• increasing access to sexual and reproductive health services
• reducing teen and child pregnancy
• family planning services
• vaccinations
• safe birthing facilities
• access to antenatal care

Question 6

key feature 2: communicable diseases

Answer 6

this feature aims to end epidemics of communicable diseases, in particular AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases. It also aims to reduce hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases.

• increasing access to clean water and sanitation
• vaccines

Question 7

key feature 3: non-communicable diseases

Answer 7

this feature aims to reduce the incidence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) that occur due to lifestyle or environmental factors. these include CVD, cancer, obesity, diabetes and chronic respiratory conditions.

This key feature also focuses on other causes of poor health such as substance abuse, pollution, and road traffic accidents.

• reducing burden of traffic accidents
• reducing drug and alcohol misuse