10 Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Regional Office III

Health 10
Quarter 3 – Week 4
Health Trends, Issues, and
Concerns (Global Level)

Objectives:
1. discuss the significance of global health initiatives; H10HC-IIIa
2. describe how global health initiatives positively impact people’s health in various
countries; H10HC-IIIb-c
3. analyze issues in the implementation of global health initiatives. H10HC-IIIb-c
 Activity 1: Word Hunt

Directions: Look for ten global health issues and concerns that the World Health
Organization and member-nations are facing. Write your answers in a separate sheet of
paper.

M A L A R I A I D E N T

W A T E R S A F E T Y R

A Q S E S A E S I D N E

H T L A E H S N E M O W

M E N T A L H E A L T H

Z X C N M K I L O P O E

A S D P A O V T R D N U

E N V I R O N M E N T G
E R D N O I T I R T U N
E S T Y R R W E T Y B E
S T O W T O B A C C O D

Activity 2: Come On In
Directions: Read the statements about global health and choose the best answer by writing
the letter on the separate sheet of paper.

1. The international organization responsible for providing leadership on global

health, setting norms and standards and providing health support to countries
around the world.
a. International Committee of the Red Cross
b. United Nations Health and Life Insurance
c. World Bank
d. World Health Organization
2. The area in Asia recorded the highest death rate among children aged 5 years
and below.
a. Africa
b. East Asia and Pacific
c. Latin America
d. South Asia

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 3. It is the leading cause of death among people who live in developing
countries.
e. heart diseases
f. HIV/AIDS
g. malaria
h. respiratory diseases
4. The region did new HIV infections occur among individuals living in low-and middle-
income countries.
i. East Asia
j. Sub-Saharan Africa
k. South Asia
l. Pacific Region

5. A life-style disease which is the top leading cause of death worldwide.

m. diabetes
n. heart disease
o. hypertension
p. stroke

Global Health and the Millennium Development Goals

The term “global health” rose in popularity along with the rise of globalization. Both terms
improved public awareness of vulnerabilities and shared responsibilities among people for
the different injustices in the world.

According to Ilona Kickbush (2006), director of the Global Health Program at the
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland states
that 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 peoples’
health across the world.

Koplan and Associates (2009) states that global health is an area for study, research and
practice that prioritizes health improvement and achieving impartiality in healthcare and
wellness worldwide. Beaglehole and Bonita (2010) gave a short but meaningful definition of
global health: cooperative research and action of international communities to promote
health for all.

Millennium Development Goals

The United Nations Millennium Development Goals are eight targets that all 191 UN
Member States have agreed to achieve by 2015.
The United Nations Millennium Declaration, signed in September 2000 commits world
leaders to fight discrimination against women and children, disease, hunger, poverty,
illiteracy, and environmental degradation. All of these goals cannot be attained without
addressing each and everyone. All of them influence, affect and depend on better global
health programs and policies.

1. Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger

2. Achieve Universal Primary Education
3. Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women
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5. Improve Maternal Health
6. Combat HIV / AIDS, Malaria and other Diseases
7. Ensure Environmental Sustainability
8. Global Partnership for Development

Global Health Initiatives

One of the benefits of globalization to the world is the development and improvement of
various health initiatives initiated by different nations and governments to address health
issues and concerns. Global health initiatives are programs set in motion by the United
Nations through the World Health Organization and in partnership with the World Bank
which targets specific health problems including but not limited to emerging and re-emerging
diseases, climate change, environmental sanitation, mental health, tobacco regulation, and
alcohol use.

Some of the global health initiatives spearheaded by the World Health Organization
include the following:

The Global Fight Against Communicable Diseases

1. Roll Back Malaria .

2. Stop TB.
3. Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization
4. The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria.

Global Prevention and Control of Tobacco and Alcohol 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. It reaffirms the right of 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.
The Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol recognizes the close
ties between the harmful use of alcohol and the socio-economic development of a
nation. Likewise, this strategy builds and supports other global health initiatives like
the global strategy for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases.
Global Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases.

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 Initiative for Mental Health

The “Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan 2013-2020” is the result of

extensive research and consultations by stakeholders, member- nations, academic

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and non-government centers across the globe. The mental health action plan should
be impartial, life-based, and preventive in nature.

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