HEALTH
1) Adopt tax and price measures to reduce tobacco consumption
HEALTH TRENDS, ISSUES AND CONCERNS
(Global Level)
MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS (MDGs)
 eight international development goals w
 set by 189 countries in 2000
 result of the Millennium Summit of the United Nations
 8 goals with 21 targets
1) Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger
 Decrease poverty
 Achieve decent employment for women, men, and young
people
2) Achieve Universal Primary Education
 Children can complete a full course of primary education
3) Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women
 Eliminate gender inequality in primary and secondary
education
4) Reduce Child Mortality
 Reduce the two-thirds, the under-five mortality rate
5) Improve Maternal Health
 Reduce the death rate of mothers due to child birth
 Achieve universal access to reproductive health
6) Combat HIV/AIDS Malaria, and Other Diseases
 Stop the spread of HIV/AIDS
 Universal access to HIV/AIDS treatment
 Reverse the incidence of malaria and other major diseases
7) Ensure Environmental Sustainability
 Reverse loss and environmental resources
 Reduce biodiversity loss
 Access to safe drinking water and sanitation
8) Develop a Global Partnership for Development
 Address the special needs of least developed countries
 Make available the benefits of new technologies, information,
and communication
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION FRAMEWORK
CONVENTION ON TOBACCO CONTROL (WHOFCTC)
 World’s first modern-day global public health treaty about the
effects of tobacco consumption
 Negotiated under the World Health Organization
Why?
 Aimed to set universal standards and limit the use of tobacco
 To protect people from negative effects of tobacco to health,
environment and society
How?
2) Ban tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship
3) Create smoke-free work and public spaces
4) Put prominent health warnings on tobacco packages
5) Combat illicit trade in tobacco products
GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH ACTION PLAN (GMHAP)
 Led by World health organization to develop mental health
services
 Include support of having a mental health program in each
community
Objectives
1) Strengthen effective leadership and governance for mental
health
2) Provide comprehensive, integrated, and responsive mental
health and social care services
3) Implement strategies for promotion of mental health and the
prevention of mental health problems
4) Strengthen information systems, evidence, and research for
mental health
GLOBAL STRATEGY TO REDUCE THE HARMFUL USE
OF ALCOHOL
 Program to save people’s lives from the dangerous effects of
alcohol use
Why?
 Because of increasing incidence of health problems related to
use of alcohol
 Kills 2.5 million people between 15-29 years of age
 3rd leading risk factor for poor health all over the world
4 Priority Areas for Global Action
1) Public health advocacy and partnership
2) Technical support and capacity building
3) Production and dissemination of knowledge
4) Resource and mobilization
10 Areas for National Action
1) Leadership, awareness, and commitment
2) Health sevices’ response
3) Community action
4) Anti-drunk driving policies and countermeasures
5) Availability of alcohol
6) Marketing of alcohol beverages
7) Pricing policies
8) Reducing the negative consequences
9) Reducing the public health impact of illicit alcohol and
informally produced alcohol
10) Monitoring surveilance
GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR VACCINES AND
IMMUNIZATIONS (GAVI)
 Global health partnership aimed at universal immunization
 Aims to save children’s lives and protect people’s lives by
increasing access to immunization in poor countries
Why?
 To ensure that new vaccines are available to poor countries at
and affordable rate
 To ensure that the vaccines are made available in shorter
period of time
 To guarantee that each country is equipped to deliver them to
the people