global health initiatives

• Sustainable development goals (SDGS)

  Sustainable Development Goals are set and adopted by countries around the world on the 25th of September in 2015. The main objectives are to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all members of humankind.
• No poverty – goal: to end poverty in all its forms everywhere
• Poverty is recognized to be present when there is hunger and malnutrition in families. Because of poverty.
• It has been acknowledged that rampant poverty in the Philippines is due to the following: low economic growth, high population growth, a weak agricultural sector, and the regular presence of natural disasters.
• It has been well-known also that poverty is more widespread in the rural areas of the Philippines. In big cities, however, like in Metro Manila or Metro Cebu, the problem of poverty is also becoming a threat.
• Zero hunger – goal: to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture
• According to a survey in 2012 called the Family Income and Expenditure Survey, one in every ten Filipino families is unable to provide sufficient food for themselves.
• Families are considered "food-poor" or "food-hungry" if they are unable to consume enough energy and nutrient required by their bodies.
• In 2015, the Global Hunger Index (GHI) reported that the Philippines is experiencing a "serious" level of hunger.
• Good health and well-being – goal: to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all ages
• Clean water and sanitation – goal: ensure access to clean water and sanitation for all
• many people die from diseases that are caused by unclean water or poor water supply. These problems of the poor quality of water negatively impact the health conditions of many people all over the world especially from developing countries.
• Sustainable cities and communities – goal: make cities exclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable
• Sustainable city development requires programs ensuring equal access to food, services, housing, transport, and energy.
• Responsible consumption and production – goal: ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
• Implementation of these programs will help in reducing poverty. People will have access to basic services that provide a better quality of life.
• Life below water – goal: conserve and sustainably use the ocean, seas, and marine resources
• The oceans are vital global resources that require careful management. They provide essential food like fish and regulate weather, climate, coastlines, rainwater, and oxygen levels.
• Life on land – goal: sustain and manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, and halt biodiversity loss