MAPEH (Health 10)

MODULE 2: Health Trends, Issues and Concern in the Global

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Global Health Initiatives (Third Quarter- Week 2 & 3)

Study the Concept

Global Health Initiatives

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, global health
pertains to various health issues, concerns and trends which go beyond the boundaries
and call for global initiatives for the protection and promotion of peoples’ health across
the world. Koplan and Associates states that global health is an area for study, research
and practice that prioritizes health improvement and achieving impartiality in healthcare
and wellness worldwide. One of the benefits of globalization to the world is the
development and improvement 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 Nation 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.
The Global Fight Against Communicable Diseases
1. Roll Back Malaria is a global effort to reduce the number of deaths from Malaria
infection through heightened prevention tools, rapid response to outbreaks,
development of new anti-malarial products, and affective treatment of the infection.

Specific Objective:

- To enable and to increase the capacity of caregivers to recognize Malaria

promptly and take everyday action.
- To empower service providers by imparting adequate knowledge, skill and
capacity which enable them to respond to malaria illness appropriately.
- To create an enabling environment for implementation.
 2. Stop TB is a global effort to prevent further transmission of tuberculosis or TB
around the world. One of the programs for STOP TB is the implementation of the
TB-DOTS short-course strategy.

Objectives:

- To achieve Universal access to high quality diagnosis and patient centered

treatment
- To reduce the suffering and socio economic burden associated with TB
- To protect poor and vulnerable populations from TB, TB/HIV and multi drug
resistant
- To support development of new tools and enable their timely and effective
Use

3. Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization is a global strategy which aims
to strengthen children’s immunization program and introduce new generation of
licensed vaccines into use in developing countries across the globe. The new
vaccines which could help reduce the number of deaths in children aged 5 years
old and below are Hepatitis B Vaccine, Childhood Meningitis Vaccine, Yellow
Fever Vaccine, Influenza Vaccine, and Pneumonia Vaccine.

4. The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria is a funding project rather than
an initiative. Nevertheless it helps in the prevention, reduction and mitigation of the
negative impacts of the three diseases to humanity which contributes to the
fulfillment of the Millennium Development Goals.
Global Prevention and Control of Tobacco and Alcohol Use
1. 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 pandemic of tobacco use and abuse, it reaffirms the right
to every individual across the world to the highest standard of health promoting
public health and providing new legal means for global health cooperation.
The following summarizes the WHO FCTC provisions:
A. Price and tax measures to reduce the demand for tobacco
B. Non price measures to reduce the demand for tobacco, namely:
- Protection from exposure to tobacco smoke
- Regulation of the contents of tobacco products
- Regulation of tobacco product disclosures
- New packaging and labeling of tobacco products
- Education, communication, training and public awareness
- Demand reduction measures concerning tobacco dependence and
cessation
- Tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship
Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful use of Alcohol is a global strategy to reduce
the harmful use of alcohol recognizes the close ties between the harmful use of alcohol
and the socio-economics development of a nation.
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 such
as the Cardiovascular Diseases, Chronic Respiratory Diseases, Cancers and Diabetes
and the four shared risk factors: Unhealthy Eating, Physical Inactivity, Tobacco use and
Alcohol Use.
Objectives of the Action Plan

1. To raise the priority to non-communicable diseases at global and national level

and to integrate prevention and control of such diseases into policies across all
governments.
2. To establish and strengthen national policies and plans for the prevention and
control of non-communicable diseases.
3. To promote interventions to reduce the main shared but preventable risks factors
for non-communicable diseases: unhealthy eating, physical inactivity, tobacco
use and harmful use of alcohol.
4. To promote research for the prevention and control of non-communicable
diseases.
5. To promote partnerships for the prevention and control of non-communicable
diseases.
6. To monitor non communicable diseases and their causal factors and evaluate
progress at the local/national and global levels.

Global Initiative for Mental Health

1. Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan 2013-2020 is the result of extensive
research and consultations by stakeholders, member-nations, academic and non-
government centers across the globe. The Mental Health Action Plan should be
impartial, life-based and preventive in nature. It basically addresses the following:
- To fight and alleviate negative trends in mental health.
- To improve and make mental health services and care accessible, and
- To prevent abuse of rights and unjust treatment against people with mental
problems, disorders and disabilities which are still prevalent around the world.