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HEALTH-HAND-OUT10
(GLOBAL LEVEL)
The term “global health” rose in popularity along with the
rise of globalization. Both terms improved public awareness Alliance for Healthy Cities
of vulnerabilities and shared responsibilities among people - It is international network aiming to protect and
for the different injustices in the world. enhance the health of city dwellers thru legislations
and issuances.
GLOBAL HEALTH – pertains to various health issues, concerns, Importance: It encourages local governments to incorporate
and trends which go beyond national boundaries and call for health issues and health concerns into all aspects of public
global initiatives for the protection and promotion of peoples’ policy.
health across the world. ILONA KICKBUSH (2006) A. WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
( WHO- FCTC)
GLOBAL HEALTH- is an area for study, research and practice - It is the first treaty negotiated under the auspices of
that prioritizes health improvement and achieving impartiality the world health organization that seeks to control
in healthcare and wellness worldwide. KOPLAN AND tobacco consumption.
ASSOCIATES (2009) Importance: It aims at protecting present and future
GLOBAL HEALTH generations from the devastating health, social,
- Diverse health issues, concerns and trends which call environment, and economic consequences of
for all nation to address and act on to promote and tobacco consumption and exposure to tobacco
protect health of individuals and groups across secondhand smoking.
boundaries B. WHO’s Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) of Alcohol
- The primary international body responsible for - It is a resolution on public health problems caused by
developing leadership in health, setting norms and harmful use of alcohol approved by World Health
standards and providing health support among Assembly year 2005 (WHA 58.26); thus, recognizing
nations around the world. that alcohol has worldwide impact and that
GLOBAL HEALTH INITIATIVES strategies exist to reduce such an impact.
- These are programs and projects which help address Importance:
global health issues, concerns and trends. - It establishes norms and creates a framework to
QUICK WINS support both domestic action and international
- UNDP intervention program which refers to actions cooperation on alcohol consumption.
that can be immediately used within the community - It reduces harmful use of alcohol through effective
or locale to produce effective results. policy measures and by providing relevant
GLOBAL HEALTH INITIATIVES infrastructures for tobacco control in target
1.GLOBAL FUND countries in the whole world.
- Is a partnership designed to
accelerate the end of AIDS, 4.UNITED NATION DEVELOPMENT
Tuberculosis, and Malaria as PROGRAMME (UNDP)
epidemics. - it is the United Nations’ global development
- It is a financing mechanism network. It advocates for change and connects
rather than an implementing agency. countries to knowledge, experience, and
Importance: the fund bolster initiatives and programs that resources to help people build a better life for themselves.
fight TB, Malaria and AIDS. Sufficient budget gives the UNDP Strategic Plan
mechanism to sustain certain programs anchored on such - It is anchored on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
noble objective. Development and committed to principles of
universality, equality and leaving no one behind.
2.GLOBAL ALLIANCE for VACCINES and Importance:
IMMUNIZATIONS ( GAVI) - It helps countries in achieving sustainable
- A global vaccine Alliance, development by eradicating poverty in all its forms
bringing together public and and dimensions.
private sectors with the shared - It accelerates structural transformations for
goal of creating equal access to sustainable development and building resilience to
new and underused vaccines for children living in the crises and shocks.
world’s poorest countries.
5. UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FUND
- INNOVATION for UPTAKE, SCALE and EQUALITY in (UNICEF)
IMMUNIZATION (INFUSE) - It is a United Nations’ agency
It seeks to bridge the gap between vaccine responsible for providing humanitarian
delivery innovators and implementing countries. and developmental aid to children
Importance: It ensures that vaccines for immunity are worldwide. It is among the most
sufficient in target countries. This helps boost the immune widespread and recognizable social welfare organizations
system of target beneficiaries. in the world, with-presence in 192 countries and
territories.
3. WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
(WHO) A.DIGITAL HEALTH INITIATIVE
- it is designed to serve as the lead - It is an initiative to strengthen health systems by
agency tasked to direct and designing and deploying digitally enabled solutions.
coordinate with all member nations Importance: It lessens the number of children that misses
regarding leadership, supervision, technical support, and life-saving vaccinations, treatment, and health monitoring
education on matters about health. which outdated health system fails to keep on track.
B.STRENGTHENING HEALTH SYSTEMS genetic diversity of crops produced and investing in
- It is an inclusive health system for children to survive research to make farming more productive.
and thrive and become a resilient individual.
Importance: it provides access to safe water, sanitation, 3. ENSURE HEALTHY LIVES AND PROMOTE WELL-BEING FOR
hygiene and provide support to primary health care especially ALL AT ALL AGES
at the community level. Ensuring healthy lives and promoting the well-being
for all at all ages is essential to sustainable
8 MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS (MDG) development.
- These are goals set by the United Nation for its Goal includes calls for universal health coverage,
member-nation to be fulfilled on an agreed span of increasing healthcare workforce, reducing illness and
time (2015) to be evaluated and counter-checked death by pollution, comprehensive agenda for
under world’s standards. tackling a wide range of global health challenges
- UN created MDG in 2000 in effort to improve life in such as AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis.