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Global health initiatives are programsset in motion by the United Nationsthrough the World Health organizationand in partnership with the WorldBank which targets specific healthproblems including but not limited toemerging and re-emerging diseases,climate change, environmentalsanitation, mental health, tobaccoregulation, and alcohol use
The Global Fight against Communicable Diseases
Roll Back Malaria.
Roll Back Malaria is a global effort to reduce the number of deaths from malaria infection through heightened prevention tools, rapid response to outbreaks, development of new anti-malarial products, and effective treatment of the infection.
Stop TB is a global effort to preventfurther transmission oftuberculosis or TB around theworld. One of the programs forStop TB is the implementation ofthe TB-DOTS short-coursestrategy.
Stop TB.
Objectives
1. To achieve universal access to high-quality diagnosis and patient-centered treatment
2. To reduce the suffering and socio-economic burden associated with TB
3. To protect poor and vulnerable populations from TB, TB/HIV and multi drug-resistant – TB (MDR-TB)
4. To support development of new tools and enable their timely and effective use.
Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization
The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization is a global strategy which aims to strengthen children’s immunization programs and introduce new generation of licensed vaccines into use in developing countries across the globe
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria is a funding project rather than an initiative. Nevertheless it helps in the prevention, reduction, and mitigation of the negative impacts of the three diseases to humanity which contributes to the fulfillment of the Millennium Development Goals
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria.
WHO Framework Convention on
TobaccoControl
Global Prevention and Control of Tobacco andAlcohol Use
The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) is the prime international treaty negotiated under WHO. The WHO FCTC came into existence in reaction to the global epidemic of tobacco use and abuse.
1. Price and tax measures to reduce the demand for tobacco, and
2. Non-price measures to reduce the demand for tobacco, namely:
• Protection from exposure to tobacco smoke;
• Regulation of the contents of tobacco products;
• Regulation of tobacco product disclosures;
The following summarizes the WHO FCTC provisions
• New packaging and labeling of tobacco products;
• Education, communication, training and public awareness;
• Demand reduction measures concerning tobacco dependence and cessation; and
• Tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship.
The following summarizes the WHO FCTC provisions
The Global Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases is a global action plan to prevent and control the following non-communicable diseases: cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory diseases, cancers, and diabetes and the four shared risk factors: unhealthy eating, physical inactivity, tobacco use and alcohol use
Global Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases.
The “Comprehensive Mental HealthAction Plan 2013-2020” is the result ofextensive research and consultations bystakeholders, member nations,academic and non-government centersacross the globe. The mental healthaction plan should be impartial, life-based, and preventive in nature. Itbasically addresses the following:
Global Initiative for Mental Health
Global Initiative for Mental Health
To fight and alleviate negative trends in mental health,
• To improve and make mental health services and care accessible, and
• To prevent abuse of rights and unjust treatment against people with mental problems, disorders, and disabilities which are still prevalent around the world.
GROUP ACTIVITY
FORM A GOUP OF 5 MEMBERS
Activity 5: PRESENT AND FUTUREThink of the present status of these
global health issues and concerns.Write these in the Presentcolumn. Predict what will happenif these global health issues andconcerns are properly addressed bydifferent nations. Write these inthe Future column.
PRESENT Global Health Issues and Concerns
FUTURE
Communicable Diseases
Tobacco and Alcohol Use
Mental Health
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Activity 6: QUESTIONS TO PONDER
Answer the following:
1. How does the Philippine government addressdifferent local and national health issues andconcerns like HIV/AIDS cases and tobacco andalcohol related diseases?
2. Who do you think are the stakeholders orpartners of the government in addressing healthproblems? How can they help curb various healthproblems?
3. How can educating the youth help in developinga socially conscious and healthy individuals whoare aware of the various global health threats andconcerns?
