QUARTER III – MODULE

HEALTH TRENDS,
ISSUES AND
CONCERN
(GLOBAL LEVEL)
Activity: WORD HUNT
• Look for words/terms related global health
issues and concerns t hat the World Health
Organization and member-nations are
facing.
GLOBAL HEALTH - Diverse health
issues, concerns and trends which
call for all nations to address and
act on to promote and protect health
of individuals and groups across
boundaries.
Global Health Initiatives
These are programs an d projects which
help address global health issues,
concerns and trends.
Global Health Initiatives
• Stop TB
• Roll Back Malaria
• Global Fu n d to Fight HIV/AIDS Malaria and other
diseases, Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan
• Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of
Alcohol
• Global Strategy for the Prevention a nd Control of
Non- Communicable Diseases.
QUICK WINS -- UNDP intervention
program which refers to actions
t h a t can be immediately used
within the community or locale to
produce effective results.
*UNDP – United Nations Development Program
1. ERADICATE EXTREME POVERTY AND HUNGER –
Developing countries particularly in Africa and
Asia suffer from extreme poverty and hunger.

Some key suggestions to

eradicate poverty and hunger are :
 Education
 Promoting gender equality
 Producing more jobs
 Investing more in agriculture
 Strengthened nutrition programs for children
and infants
2 . ACHIEVE UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION –
Persons, particularly women who are educated, are more likely
to seek medical care especially during pregnancy, ensuring
proper nutrition for their family, and ensuring immunization of
children. As a n effect, infants and children have better survival
rates , are healthier and better nourished. If these are attained,
children who receive primary education are
more likely to:

 Marry and have their own families a t a later stage in life

 Practice family planning and have fewer children
 Know rights, responsibilities and civic obligations
 Seek employment and sustain personal and family needs
 Have decreased risk of getting sexually transmitted infections like HIV/AIDS
3. PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY & EMPOWER
WOMEN –
Gender equality means equal representation of men
and women. It implies t h a t all gender should have
equal value and treatment. Equal gender tre atmen t
empowers women a nd other groups creating
opportunities in education, work, finances, an d other
economy
aspects which
and lessen improves
effects the crises.
of financial

Ge n d e r equality c a n be achieved through:

 Promotion of women’s political rights and
involvement
 Improved reproductive health programs and policies
 Education and integrating gender equality in school
4. REDUCE CHILD MORTALITY
Programs a n d policies which help reduce child
mortality like improving nutritional intake,
healthcare facilities a n d other fields which improve
children’s lives. Strengthening local a n d national
h e a lth programs a n d policies is one way to reduce
child mortality.
T hi s includes:
 I m m u n i z a t i on pr og r a m s
 Assuring t h e survival a n d b e t t e r h e a l t h of m o t h e r s
 Improving reproductive h e a l t h p r o g r a m s a n d policies
 B e t t e r n u t r i t i o n p r o g r a m for i nfant s, children
5. IMPROVED MATERNAL HEALTH
Not only about mother ’s h e a l t h b u t also involves th e he a lth
a n d wellness of t h e family. Ma te rna l h ea lth also helps
eradicate other problems like poverty, gender inequality,
decreased workforce, lower birth deaths, a n d disability of
women.
Some ways to improve m a t e r n a l h e a l t h include:
 Improved a n d proper nutrition of mothers
 Teaching t h e benefits of birth spacing a n d small family size
 Educating young boys a n d girls about t h e importance of m a t e r n a l h e a l t h
 Better a n d improved access to hospital care especially obstetric-
gynecology, pr e na t a l a n d postnatal care
6. COMBAT HIV/AIDS MALARIA AND OTHER DISEASES –
Emerging and re-emerging diseases like HIV/AIDS, malaria,
influenza and other diseases affect productivity and growth of
nations. Some of the effects of disease outbreak are loss of jobs,
shortage in professional workers, and creating social crises.
Children are the most vulnerable and are exposed to exploitation
and abuse undermining their normal growth and development.
Some ways to combat diseases include effective prevention,
treatment and care Like:
 Improved housing conditions
 Increased access to anti-malarial medicines
 Promoting safer sex behavior and preventive education for all
 Promoting Tuberculosis (TB) screening of HIV/AIDS persons and
 TB - Directly Observed Treatment Short (TB-DOTS) Course thera py
 Promoting the use of insecticide-treated nets to fight mosquito-borne diseases
7. ENSURE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY -
Investing and supporting sustainable energy like solar, wind
and water energy help support jobs, create business
opportunities, a nd save remaining non-renewable energy
sources. Environmental sustainability assures peoples to
live healthier a nd enjoy a clean an d gree n environment.

Some of t h e benefits of a sustainable environment are:

 Cleaner air and environment
 Clean, environment-friendly, and renewable energy
 New and aspiring jobs and business in energy
 Increased access to sanitation
8. GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR DEVELOPMENT -
The United Nations, World Health Organization, World
Bank and governments work together to make sure there
is fair trade and t h a t heavily indebted countries obtain
relief and funds to combat poverty, malnutrition and
funds for education and social projects.

Some benefits of global pa r t ne r s hi p are:

 Expanded international t r a d e agreements
 Improved access to affordable medicine
 Reduced poverty through government debt relief g r a n t
 Developed information a n d communication technology (ICT)
Activity: NAME THAT ICON
THE 10 GLOBAL
HEALTH TRENDS,
ISSUES,
AND CONCERNS
1.TUBERCULOS IS
1.TUBERCULOSIS
Commonly known as TB is a bacterial
infection t h a t can spread through the
lymph nodes and bloodstream to any
organ in your body. It is often most
found in the lungs.
2.DRUG USE &
ABUSE
2. DRUG USE &
ABUSE
It is patterned use of a drug in which the user
consumes the drug substance in amounts or
with methods which are harmful to
themselves or others.
3. HIV / AIDS
3. HIV / AIDS
It is transmitted primarily via unprotected
sexual intercourse, contaminated blood
transfusions, hypodermic needles, and from
mother to child during pregnancy, delivery, or
breastfeeding.
NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASE

refers to chronic diseases which last for

long periods of time a n d progress slowly.
COMMUNICABLE DISEASE -
Also known as infectious disease
or transmissible diseases.
- These are illnesses t h a t result
from the infection.
CLIMATE CHANGE -
A change in global or regional
climate patterns attributed
directly or indirectly to human
activity.
MENTAL HEALTH
-It is a level of psychological well-
being a n d t h e absence of a m e n t a l
disorder.
IMMUNIZATION & VACCINES
- I t is t h e safe a n d effective use of a small
a m o u n t of a weakened a n d killed virus or
bacteria or bits of lab m a d e protein t h a t
imi t ate t h e virus in order to prevent
infection by t h e s a m e virus or bacteria.
When you get a n immunization, you’re injected with the weakened form or a
disease. This triggers your body’s immune response, causing it to either produce
antibodies and the like.
ALCOHOL & TOBACCO ABUSE/ADDICTION
The excessive consumption of alcohol and tobacco.
- Causes communicable and non
communicable diseases.
MALARIA / OTHER VECTOR-BORNE
MALARIA causes symptoms t h a t typically
include fever, fatigue, vomiting a n d
headaches. I n severe cases, it can cause
yellow skin, seizures, coma or death.

VECTORS are living organisms t h a t

can transmit infectious diseases
between h u m a n s or from animals
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