Health 10

3rd Quarter
Week 6

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 Competency:
1. Discusses the significance of global health initiatives. (H10HC-IIIa-1);
and
2. Describes how global health initiatives positively impact people’s
health in various countries. (H10HC-IIIb-c-2)

Objectives: At the end of the week, you shall have:

o identified different global health initiatives;
o advocated global initiatives in answering global health issues; and
o realized the significance of global health initiatives to people’s
health.

Learner’s Tasks

Lesson Overview
(Pages 265 - 269 of Learner’s Material)

Global Health Initiatives

One of the benefits of globalization to the world is the development and

improvement of 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 Nations 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 Roll Back Malaria

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 effective treatment
of the infection.

Specific objective:
1. To enable and to increase the capacity of caregivers to recognize malaria
promptly and take early appropriate action;
2. To empower service providers by imparting adequate knowledge, skill and
capacity which enable them to respond to malaria illness appropriately;
3. To create an enabling environment for implementation.
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Stop TB.
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
1. To achieve universal access to high-quality diagnosis and patient-centered
treatment
2. To reduce the suffering and socio-economic burden associated with TB
3. To protect poor and vulnerable populations from TB, TB/HIV and multi drug-
resistant – TB (MDR-TB)
4. To support development of new tools and enable their timely and effective
use.

Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization

The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization is a global strategy

which aims to strengthen children’s immunization programs and introduce new
generation of licensed vaccines into use in developing countries across the
globe. These new vaccines which could help reduce the number of deaths in
children aged 5 years old and below includes:
● Hepatitis B vaccine
● Childhood meningitis vaccine
● Yellow fever vaccine
● Influenza vaccine
● Vaccine for pneumonia

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria

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

• WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

The 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 epidemic of tobacco use and abuse. It
reaffirms the right of every individual across the world to the highest standard of

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health promoting public health and providing new legal means for global health
cooperation.

The following summarizes the WHO FCTC provisions:

1. Price and tax measures to reduce the demand for tobacco, and
2. 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; and
● Tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship

Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol

The Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol recognizes the
close ties between the harmful use of alcohol and the socio-economic
development of a nation. Likewise, this strategy builds and supports other global
health initiatives like the global strategy for the prevention and control of non-
communicable diseases.

Global Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases

The 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: 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 accorded to non-communicable disease at global and
national levels 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 risk
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.

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 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

● Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan 2013-2020
The “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:
o To fight and alleviate negative trends in mental health,
o To improve and make mental health services and care
accessible, and
o To prevent abuse of rights and unjust treatment against people
with mental problems, disorders, and disabilities which are still
prevalent around the world.

Activity 1
Directions: Analyze the description of the “what” and “why” in each item. Then,
identify the Global Health Initiatives that corresponds in each description. Select
your answer from the box and write it on the blank provided.

✔ The Global Fight Against Communicable Diseases

✔ Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol
✔ Global Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable
Diseases.
✔ Global Initiative for Mental Health
✔ Global Prevention and Control of Tobacco and Alcohol Use

1. WHAT: It is an initiative of Global health that the WHO FCTC came into
existence in reaction to the global epidemic of tobacco use and abuse. It
reaffirms the right of every individual across the world to the highest
standard of health promoting public health and providing new legal means
for global health cooperation.

WHY: Reduces demand for tobacco.

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 2. WHAT: It is a global action plan of the following non-communicable:
Cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory diseases, cancers, and
diabetes and the four shared risk factors: unhealthy eating, physical
inactivity, tobacco and alcohol use.

WHY: For the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable diseases.

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3. WHAT: The “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.

WHY: 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 protect abuse of rights and unjust treatment against people with mental
problems, disorders, and disabilities which are still prevalent around the
world.

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4. WHAT: This initiative recognizes the close ties between the harmful uses of
alcohol and the socio-economic development of a nation.

WHY: This strategy builds and supports other global health initiatives like the
global strategy for the prevention and control of non-communicable
diseases.

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5. WHAT: This initiative includes roll back Malaria, stop TB, Alliance for vaccines
and immunization and Global Fund to fight Aids, TB and Malaria.

WHY: It reduces the number of deaths from malaria infection through the
heightened prevention tools, rapid response to outbreaks, development of
new anti-malarial products and effective treatment of the infection. It
strengthens children’s immunization programs and introduces a new
generation of licensed vaccines into use in developing countries across the
Globe. It prevents further transmission of tuberculosis or TB around the world.
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 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.

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Activity 2.
Direction: The pandemic COViD 19 is a Global Health Issue we are experiencing
today. If you are going to make a global health initiative regarding this pandemic
disease, what would it be? Give your title, its purpose and functions. Follow the
template below.

Title of the Global Health Initiative

Purpose and Functions

Activity 3.
Direction: Using the Concept Map, list at least 5 reasons why Global Health
initiatives are significant to people’s health?

Global Health Initiatives

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 Formative Test

Answer the following questions. Write only the letter of the correct answer.
1. This refers to diverse health issues, concerns and trends which call for all
nations to address and act on to promote and protect the health of
individuals and groups across boundaries.
A. Global health
B. Health
C. Health education
D. Public health

2. This primary international body is responsible for developing leadership in

health, and in setting norms and standards and providing health support
among nations around the world.
A. International Red Cross
B. United Nations
C. World Bank
D. World Health Organization

3. The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations aims to strengthen

children’s immunization programs especially in developing countries.
Which of the following vaccines is NOT part of the program?
A. Hepatitis vaccine
B. HIV vaccine
C. Influenza vaccine
D. Pneumonia vaccine

4. Which of the following is NOT a provision of the World Health Organization

Framework Convention on Tobacco Control?
A. Decrease in age limit to use tobacco products
B. Increase in price and tax measures of tobacco products
C. New packaging and labelling of tobacco products
D. Protection of the public from the dangers of tobacco smoke

5. Which of the following is a shared risk factor for developing chronic non-
communicable diseases as identified by the Global Strategy for the
Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases?
A. Physical inactivity
B. Tobacco and alcohol use
C. Unhealthy eating habits
D. All of the above

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 Answer Key

Activity 1.
1. Global Prevention & Control of tobacco & alcohol use.
2. Global strategy for the prevention and control of non-communicable
diseases.
3. Global initiative for mental health.
4. Global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol.
5. The global fight against communicable disease.

Activity 2.
Answers may vary

Title of the Global Health GLOBAL HEALTH INITIATIVES FOR COVID 19

Initiative RESPONSE

● Contain the spread of the COVID-19

Purpose and Functions pandemic and decrease morbidity and
mortality.
● Raises public awareness on COVID-19 and
mitigation measures to protect communities
and health workers.
● Maintains access to other health essential
services by adapting service delivery
approaches, providing essential supplies and
training health workers.
● Promotes global guidance on COVID-19.

Activity 3.
Answers may vary
Reasons:
1. Improve global public health.
2. Strengthen global health security through health programs and strategies.
3. To promote the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases.
4. Help on managing health issues, trends and concerns.
5. Contribute to the world where people live healthier, safer and longer lives.

References

Grade 10 Physical Education Learner’s Material, p 265 - 269

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