Bongay, Zoe B.
HEALTH
Grade 10 – Brocka
GLOBAL HEALTH INITIATIVES
Global Fight against Communicable
Diseases
Global Prevention and Control of
Tobacco and Alcohol Use
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
AIMS/GOALS
To strengthen children’s immunization
programs and introduce new
generation of licensed vaccines into
use in developing countries across the
globe.
To reduce the demand for tobacco,
protect from exposure to tobacco
smoke, regulate the contents of
tobacco products and its disclosures,
product labeling, Education,
communication, training and public
awareness and product advertising.
This strategy builds and supports other
global health initiatives like the global
strategy for the prevention and control
of non-communicable diseases.
To prevent and control the following
non-communicable diseases:
cardiovascular diseases, chronic
respiratory diseases, cancers, and
diabetes and the shared risks factors:
unhealthy eating, physical inactivity,
tobacco use and alcohol use.
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 health problems,
disorders, and disabilities which are
still prevalent around the world.