HEALTH TRENDS,ISSUES, AND

CONCERNS (GLOBAL LEVEL)

• THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SERVED AS THE LEAD AGENCY TASKED TO DIRECT AND
COORDINATE WITH ALL MEMBER NATIONS REGARDING LEADERSHIP,SUPERVISION,TECHNICAL
SUPPORT AND EDUCATION ON MATTERS ABOUT HEALTH, WHICH AFFECTS MANY COUNTRIES-
INCLUDING THE PHILIPPINES.
• DEVELOPING COUNTRIES PARTICULARLY IN AFRICA AND ASIA SUFFER FROM EXTREME
POVERTY AND HUNGER LEADING TO SEVERE MALNUTRITION TO LIFELONG PHYSICAL AND
COGNITIVE DAMAGE AND AFFECTS HEALTH,WELL-BEING AND THE ECONOMY.
PERSONS, PARTICULRLY WOMEN WHO
ARE EDUCATED MORE LIKELY SEEK
MEDICAL CARE ESPECIALLY DURING
PREGNANCY, ENSURING PROPER
NUTRITION FOR THEIR FAMILY,
ADOPTING HEALTHY SANITARY
PRACTICES.AS AN EFFECT, INFANTS
AND CHILDREN HAVE BETTER
SURVIVAL RATES.
 FOR CENTURIES, MEN HAVE BEEN DOMINANT OVER WOMEN
GENDER EQUALITY MEANS EQUAL REPRESENTATION OFT👩🚀E👩👧👧💏 AND WOMEN. IT IMPLIES THAT ALL GENDER SHOULD
HAVE EQUAL VALUE AND TREATMENT.EQUAL GENDER TREATMENT EMPOWERS WOMEN AND GROUPS CREATING OPPORTUNITIES
IN EDUCATION,WORK,FINANCES ETC.
• PROGRAMS AND POLICIES WHICH HELO REDUCE CHILD MORTALITY LIKE IMPROVING
NUTRITIONAL INTAKE,HEALTHCARE FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE, AND OTHER FIELDS
WHICH IMPROVE CHILDRENS LIVES
• STRENGTHENING LOCAK AND NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS AND POLICIES IS ONE WAY TO
REDUCE CHILD MORTALITY
PAKISTAN-HIGHEST NUMBER OF CHILD MORTALITY
• MATERNAL HEALTH HELPS ERADICATE POVERTY, GENDER INEQUALITY, DECREASED
WORKFORCE, LOWER BIRTH DEATHS AND DISABILITY OF WOMEN.SOME WAYS TO IMPROVE
MATERNAL HEALTH INCLUDE:
• INVESTING AND SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE ENERGY LIKE SOLAR, WIND AND WATER
ENERGY HELP SUPPORT JOBS,BUSSINES OPPORTUNITIES AND SAVE REMAINING NON-
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
• THE UNITED NATIONS, WHO, WORLD BANK AND GOVERNMENTS WORK TOGETHER TO
MAKE SURE THERE IS FAIR TRADE AND THAT HEAVILY INDEBT COUNTRIES OBTAIN RELIEF
AND FUNDS TO COMBAT POVERTY, MALNUTRITION,FUNDS FOR EDUCATIO AND SOCIAL
PROJECTS.
THE GLOBAL FIGHT AGAINST COMMUNICABLE
DISEASES
 ROLL BACK MALARIA
• GLOBL EFFORT TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF DEATH FROM MALARIA INFECTION THROUGH
HEIGHTENED PRVENTION TOOLS, RAID RESPONE TO OUTBREAKS, EVELOPMENT OF NEW
NTI MLRIAL PRODUCTS, AND EFFECTIVE TRRATMENT OF THE INFECTION
• BLOOD TEST FOR MALARIA
 STOP TB
• IS A GLOBAL EFFORT TO PREVENT
FURTHER TRANSMISSION OF TB
AROUND THE WORLDONE PROGRAM
TO STOP TB IS THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF TB-DOTS SHORT –COURSE
STRATEGY.
 GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR VACCINES AND
IMMUNIZATION
• AIMS TO STRENGTHEN CHILDRENS IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS AND INTRODUCE NEW
GENERATION OF LICENSED VACCINES INTO USE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ACROSS THE
GLOBE

• HEPATITIS B VACCINE
• YELLOW FVER VACCINE
• INFLUENZA VACCINE
• VACINE FOR PNEUMONIA
• CHILDHOOD MENINGITIS VACCINE
 THE GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS,TB, AND MALARIA

• HELPS IN THE PREVENTION OF THE THREE DISEASES TO HUMANITY WHICH CONTRIBUTES TO

THE FULFILLMENT OF THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
 GLOBAL STRATEGY
FOR THE PREVENTION
AND CONTROL OF
NON-COMMUNICABLE
DISEASES
• A GLOBAL ACTION PLAN TO
PREVENT AND CONTROL THE
FOLLOWING NON-
COMMUNICABLE
DISEASES:CARDIOVASCULAR
DISEASE,CHRONIC RESPIRATORY
DISEASE, CANCER ETC.
 GLOBAL INITIATIVE FOR MENTAL HEALTH

• TO FIGHT AND ALLEVIATE NEGATIVE TRENDS IN MENTAL HEALTH

• TO IMPROVE AND MAKE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND CARE ACCESSIBLE
• TO PREVENT ABUSE OF RIGHTS AND UNJUST TREATMENT AGAINST PEOPLE WITH MENTAL
PROBLEMS, DISORDERS AND DISABILITIES.
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