MAPEH (Health 10)

MODULE 1: Health Trends, Issues and Concern in the Global

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Global Health Initiatives (Third Quarter)

Study the Concept

Global Health pertains to various health issues, concerns and trends which go beyond
national boundaries and call for global initiatives for the protection and promotion of
people’s health across the world. (Ilona Kickbush 2006)
an area for study, research and practice that prioritizes health
improvement and achieving impartiality in healthcare and wellness worldwide. (Koplan
and Associates 2009)
a cooperative research and action of international communities to
promote health for all (Beaglehole and Bonita 2010)
Global Health Initiatives are humanitarian initiatives by the United Nation through the
World Health Organization to raise and disburse additional funds for immerging infectious
diseases such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, immunization programmes,
maternal and child health, tobacco use, human resources, emerging diseases, nutrition
and health promotion to strengthen health systems in developing countries.
The Global Fight Against Communicable Diseases
1. 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 affective treatment of the infection.
2. Stop TB is a global effort to prevent further transmission of tuberculosis or TB
around the world. One of the programs for STOP TB is the implementation of the
TB-DOTS short-course strategy.
3. Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization is a global strategy which aims
to strengthen children’s immunization program and introduce new generation of
licensed vaccines into use in developing countries across the globe. The new
vaccines which could help reduce the number of deaths in children aged 5 years
old and below are Hepatitis B Vaccine, Childhood Meningitis Vaccine, Yellow
Fever Vaccine, Influenza Vaccine, and Pneumonia Vaccine.
4. 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.
Global Prevention and Control of Tobacco and Alcohol Use
1. 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 pandemic of tobacco use and abuse, it reaffirms the right
to every individual across the world to the highest standard of health promoting
public health and providing new legal means for global health cooperation.
Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful use of Alcohol is a global strategy to reduce
the harmful use of alcohol recognizes the close ties between the harmful use of alcohol
and the socio-economics development of a nation.
Global Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases is
a global action plan to prevent and control the following non0communicable diseases
such as the Cardiovascular Diseases, Chronic Respiratory Diseases, Cancers and
Diabetes and the four shared risk factors: Unhealthy Eating, Physical Inactivity, Tobacco
use and Alcohol Use.
Global Initiative for Mental Health
1. Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan 2013-2020 is the result of extensive
research and consultations by stakeholders, member-nations, academic and
non0government centers across the globe. The Mental Health Action Plan should
be impartial, life-based and preventive in nature.

Directions: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and if not Change the underlined
word/s to make the statement correct. Write your answer on the answer sheet.
1. Non-communicable disease includes diarrhea, sore eyes and asthma.
2. TB-DOTS is a short course strategy to stop TB.
3. Global Health is about various health issues, concerns and trends which calls
for global initiatives for the protection and promotion the people.
4. Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan makes mental health services and
care accessible.
5. Global Health Initiatives aims to strengthen children’s immunization.