Health and Well Being is the Third Sustainable Development Goal.
I chose this goal because I think everyone deserves to have a healthy life.
One of the biggest goal that was put into place in the Health and Well Being SDG is to help increase life expectancy, especially for mothers and their children. The target goal is to reduce the number of deaths from incommunicable diseases by 1/3 by 2030. This would mean that the maternal mortality rate would be reduced to fewer than 70 per 100,000 births. Raising awareness means that more mothers would be aware of the risks of HIV and more resources would be readily available to them.The Health and Well Being SDG also has a goal to give immunizations to all ages to help everyone stay healthy. Spending $1 Billion in immunization coverage can save 1 Million children's lives each year So far, the amount of deaths of under-5 children has dropped from 9.8 Million in 2000 to 5.4 Million in 2017 (United Nations, 2019). These immunizations are for things such as Polio, Hepatitis, and Measles. (World Health Organization, 2019)
Other health concerns this SDG focuses on are:
- HIV/AIDS (There are at least 30,000 new cases a year!) (Communicable Diseases, 2019)
- Malaria
- Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse
- Preventing Road Traffic Accidents
- Family Planning and Reproductive Health Resources
This goal is attainable because from 2019-2030 a lot can be done. Each year, progress is made and every little step adds up. So many people are without any type of healthcare and I believe everyone deserves the resources to have a healthy life.
Citations
Health - United Nations Sustainable Development. (0AD). Retrieved from https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/health/
More than 435.000 children in Sofala province will be protected against measles, polio and rubella during Health Week in Mozambique. (0AD). Retrieved from https://www.afro.who.int/news/more-435000-children-sofala-province-will-be-protected-against-measles-polio-and-rubella
