SDG's

Question 1

rationale

Answer 1

the SDG’s work in the spirit of partnerships and pragmatism to make the right choices now to improve life in a sustainable way for future generations

• seek to build on the MDG’s and complete what they didn’t achieve
• balance the 3 dimensions of sustainable development
• seek to free people from the tyranny of poverty & thereby strengthen universal peace

Question 2

who created the SDG’s?

Answer 2

the united nations

Question 3

why were the SDG’s created?

Answer 3

are a plan of actions for people, planet and prosperity. The SDG’s seek to build on the work achieved by the Millennium development goals which included halving extreme poverty. But more work still needed to be done to achieve better life for all citizens and therefore the SDG’s were created to continue the work of the MDG’s

Question 4

objectives

Answer 4

• end extreme poverty
• fight inequality & discrimination
• address climate action

Question 5

collaborative approach

Answer 5

achieving the SDG’s requires collaborative approaches between countries (low, middle & high income) between groups within communities, between the health sector an other sectors.

Question 6

SDG 3

Answer 6

good H&W- ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages

Question 7

what are the SDG 3 targets?

Answer 7

• reduce the global maternal mortality ratio
• end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5
• end epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water borne diseases & other communicable diseases
• reduce premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention treatment and promote mental H+W
• reduce the number of deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents
• ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health care services
• achieve universal health coverage, including access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all
• reduce the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardous chemical and air, eater and soil pollution and contamination

Question 8

explain why the UN broadened the millennium development goals to create the sustainable development goals with a focus on sustainability

Answer 8

the UN broadened the MDG’s with a focus on sustainability because the scope of the goals needed to be broadened to reflect the challenged the world faces today, to include economic growth, environmental sustainability and social inclusion and so that the goals were seen to relate together rather the be addressed individually

Question 9

list 3 key features of SDG 3

Answer 9

focus on reducing preventable mortality rates, addressing the health risk factors and promotion of universal health coverage

Question 10

identify 2 new targets in SDG 3 that wasn’t addressed by the MDG’s

Answer 10

• non communicable diseases
• mental health
• substance abuse
• injuries
• universal health coverage
• pollution

Question 11

give one example of how the health sector may collaborate with other sectors to work towards the SDG’s

Answer 11

the health sector may collaborate with the government to work towards universal health cover

Question 12

SDG 1

Answer 12

no poverty

Question 13

SDG 2

Answer 13

zero hunger

Question 14

SDG 3

Answer 14

good H+W- ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages

Question 15

SDG 4

Answer 15

quality education

Question 16

SDG 5

Answer 16

gender equality

Question 17

SDG 6

Answer 17

clean water & sanitation

Question 18

SDG 13

Answer 18

climate action

Question 19

identify 1 SDG for each economic, environmental and social dimensions of sustainability

Answer 19

economic: SDG 1 no poverty
environmental: SDG 6 clean water & sanitation
social: SDG 4 quality education