HEALTH 10

LEARNING MATERIAL

Name: __________________________________________ Grade/Section: ___________

A. Matching Type
Directions: Match column A with column B. Write the letter of your choice in your activity notebook.

Column A Column B
(Health Initiatives) (Global Organizations) 1.

1.Advocating Digital Health Initiative a. Global Fund

2. Pioneering on Innovation for Uptake, b. UNDP
Scale and Equity in Immunization (INFUSE)
3. Spearheading Alliance of Healthy cities c. GAVI
4. Accelerating the end of AIDS, TB, d. UNICEF
Malaria as epidemics
5. Formulating Strategic Plan anchored on 2030 e. WHO
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

B. Multiple Choice
Directions: Read the questions about global health and choose the correct answer by writing the letters in
your activity notebook.

1. Which global health initiative finances and facilitates delivery platforms for vaccines?
a. Alliance for Healthy Cities
b. Strategic Plan anchored on SDG.
c. Innovation for Uptake, Scale and Equity in Immunization
d. WHO's Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol

2. Which health initiative gives financial assistance to partner countries and agencies in fighting TB,
Malaria and other epidemics?
a. Alliance for Healthy Cities
b. Accelerating the end of AIDS, TB, Malaria as epidemics.
c. Innovation for Uptake, Scale and Equity in Immunization
d. WHO's Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol

3. Which global health initiative encourages local governments to incorporate health issues and
health concerns into all aspects of public policy?
a. Alliance for Healthy Cities
b. Accelerating the end of AIDS, TB, Malaria as epidemics.
c. Innovation for Uptake, Scale and Equity in Immunization
d. WHO's Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol

4. Which global health initiative helps countries in achieving sustainable development by

eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions?
a. Digital Health Initiative
b. Strategic Plan anchored on SDG.
c. WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
d. WHO's Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol

5. Which global health initiative strengthens health systems by designing and deploying computer-
based enabled solutions?
a. UNDP Strategic Plan
b. Digital Health Initiative
c. WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
d. WHO's Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol

6. Which global health initiative protects present and future generations from the devastating health,
social, environmental, and economic consequences of cigarette consumption?
a. Digital Health Initiative
b. Strengthening Health System
c. WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
d. WHO's Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol

7. Which global health initiative expands access to the most vulnerable children, and integrates services in
health and nutrition?
a. Alliance for Healthy Cities
 b. Strengthening Health System
c. Strategic Plan anchored on SDG.
d. WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

8. Which global health initiative reduces harmful use of liquor by effective policy measures and providing
a relevant infrastructure?
a. Digital Health Initiative
b. Strengthening Health System
c. WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
d. WHO's Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol

9. Which global health initiative accelerates structural transformations for sustainable development and
building resilience to crises and shocks?
a. Alliance for Healthy Cities
b. Strengthening Health System
c. Strategic Plan anchored on SDG.
d. WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

10. Which global health initiative supports primary health care especially at the community level?
a. Digital Health Initiative
b. Strengthening Health System
c. WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
d. WHO's Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol

C. Essay
Directions: Answer the following questions in 3-5 sentences. (2 points each)

1. Why does the world need global health initiatives?

2. How can global health initiatives affect or improve the lives of people around the globe?

3. How important it is for a student like you to know the different health initiatives?

4. Why does a student like you need to follow and engage yourself in the implementation of the
health initiatives?

5. As a student, how will you impart or share to other people, especially in your community the
importance of what you have learned?
LESSON 1

Significance of Global Health Initiatives

ACTIVITY 1

Activity 1: Health-Problem Solving

Directions: Recall at least two different health-related problems in the world that you know. Write these
problems in the first column and identify what appropriate global health initiative will address the
problems you have mentioned. Write the corresponding answers in the second column.

HEALTH PROBLEMS GLOBAL HEALTH INITIATIVES

Activity 2: Saving Mother Earth

Directions: Analyze the picture below. Take note of the different symbols and how they were put together
to show a message. Share your interpretation of the picture by answering the following questions.

1.Describe the message of the picture

in relation to the importance of global
health initiatives. Limit your answer in
five sentences.

2. As a Grade 10 learner, what can you

do to support the different health
initiatives based on your answer to the
first question.Write your answers in your activity
notebook.

What is It

Global health is the understanding of health care in an international and interdisciplinary context.
It includes the study, research, and practice of medicine with focus and emphasis on improving health and
health care equity for populations worldwide. Global health initiatives cover both medical and non-
medical disciplines such as epidemiology, sociology, economic disparities, public policy, environmental
factors, cultural studies, etc.

Below are some of the most important global health initiatives that are shaping the current health
condition in our world.

1. Global F und

Tuberculosis, and Malaria as epidemics.

- is a financing mechanism rather than an implementing agency. Illustrated by: Jerson Rod A.
Acosta
 Health initiative Importance
Accelerating the end of AIDS, TB, Malaria as The fund bolsters initiatives and programs that
epidemics fight TB, Malaria and AIDS. Sufficient budget
- Global Fund mobilizes and invests more than 4 gives the mechanism to sustain certain programs
billion dollars a year to support programs run by anchored on such noble objective.
local experts in more than 100 countries. The
money comes from 92% from donor
government and 8% from the private sectors and
foundations budget is spent to support programs
that fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria.

-The effective implementation and monitoring

of grants is at the core of our work to end of
HIV, TB and malaria as epidemics and forms the
longest part of the funding cycle.

2. Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations (GAVI)

- a global Vaccine Alliance, bringing together public and private sectors with the shared goal of
creating equal access to new and underused vaccines for children living in the world’s poorest
countries

HEALTH INITIATIVE IMPORTANCE

Innovation for Uptake, Scale and Equity in

Immunization (INFUSE)
- It seeks to bridge the gap between
vaccine delivery innovators and
implementing countries
It ensures that vaccines for immunity are
sufficient in target countries. This helps boost
the immune system of target beneficiaries.

3. World Health Organization

It is designated to serve as the lead agency tasked to direct

and coordinate with all member nations regarding leadership,
supervision, technical support, and education on matters about
health.

Source: https://www.who.int
Health Initiative Importance

Alliance for Healthy Cities It encourages local governments to incorporate

-It is an international network aiming to
protect and enhance the health of city
dwellers thru legislations and issuances.
WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco
Control (WHO-FCTC)
- It is the first treaty negotiated under the
auspices of the World Health Organization that
seeks to control tobacco consumption.
WHO's Global Strategy to Reduce the
Harmful Use of Alcohol
health issues and health concerns into all aspects
of public policy.
It aims at protecting present and future
generations from the devastating health, social,
environmental, and economic consequences of
tobacco consumption and exposure to tobacco
secondhand smoking.
It establishes norms and creates a framework to
support both domestic action and international

-It is a resolution on public health problems
caused by harmful use of alcohol approved by
World Health Assembly year 2005 (WHA
58.26); thus, recognizing that alcohol has a
worldwide
impact and that strategies exist to reduce such
an impact.
cooperation on alcohol consumption.
It reduces harmful use of alcohol through
effective policy measures and by providing
relevant infrastructures for tobacco control in
target countries in the whole world
United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP)

- It is the United Nations' global development

Source: https://procurement-notices.undp.org
HEALTH INITIATIVE
UNDP Strategic Plan
-It is anchored on the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development and committed to the
principles of universality, equality and leaving
no
one behind
network. It advocates for change and connects
countries to knowledge, experience, and
resources to help people build a better life for
themselves.
IMPORTANCE
It helps countries in achieving sustainable
development by eradicating poverty in all its
forms and dimensions. It accelerates structural
transformations for sustainable development and
building resilience to crises and shocks

United Nations International Children's Fund (UNICEF)

- It is a United Nations’ agency responsible for providing
humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide. It
is among the most widespread and recognizable social welfare
organizations in the world, with presence in 192 countries and
territories
Source:
https://www.unicef.org

Health Initiative Importance

Digital Health Initiative
- It is an initiative to strengthen health systems
by designing and deploying digitally enabled
solutions.
Strengthening Health Systems-
It is an inclusive health system for
children to survive and thrive and
become a resilient individual.
It lessens the number of children that misses
life-saving vaccinations, treatment, and health
monitoring which outdated health system fails
to keep on track.
It provides access to safe water, sanitation,
hygiene and provide support to primary health
care especially at the community level.

Activity 1: Imagine if…

Directions: Visualize the world enjoying free access to different global health initiatives. What do you
see? How do people look like? Capture and illustrate your vision using your activity book. You may use
any available drawing medium (pencil, pen, crayons, etc) in making your vision come to life.
Remember that you may ask help from your parents/guardians, siblings, or relatives. Have fun!

Assessment: Think about it!

Directions: Choose three from the global health initiatives previously discussed and write them in the first
column of the table. Provide corresponding answers to the questions in column 2 and column 3 by
predicting possible scenarios. Copy the table below in your activity notebook.

Health Initiatives What would happen if this What would happen if this
initiated will realized initiative was not realized?

TRUE OR FALSE:

Directions: Write True if the statement is correct or False if it is not. Write your answers in your activity
notebook.

1. With immunization, people are protected from emerging diseases.

2. Funding agencies prioritize first-world countries.
3. Global Fund is a financing mechanism rather than an implementing agency.
4. Healthy Cities program promote comprehensive local strategies focusing in remote areas of a
certain country.
5. The harmful use of alcohol can be reduced alcohol by implementing strictly policy measures.

Assessment

Post-test
Multiple Choice

Directions: Read the questions about global health initiatives carefully and choose the correct answer by
writing the letter that corresponds to your answer. Write your answers in your activity notebook.

1. Which global health initiative strengthens health systems by designing and deploying computer-based
enabled solutions?
a. UNDP Strategic Plan
b. Digital Health Initiative
c. WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
d. WHO's Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol
2. Which health initiative gives financial assistance to partner countries and agencies in fighting tb,
malaria and other epidemics?
a. Alliance for Healthy Cities
b. Accelerating the end of AIDS, TB, Malaria as epidemics
c. Innovation for Uptake, Scale and Equity in Immunization
d. WHO's Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol
3. Which global health initiative finances and facilitates delivery platforms for vaccines?
a. Alliance for Healthy Cities
b. Strategic Plan anchored on SDG
 c. Innovation for Uptake, Scale and Equity in Immunization
d. WHO's Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol
4. Which global health initiative helps countries in achieving sustainable development by eradicating
poverty in all its forms and dimensions?
a. Digital Health Initiative
b. Strategic Plan anchored on SDG
c. WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
d. WHO's Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol
5. Which global health initiative protects present and future generations from the devastating health,
social, environmental, and economic consequences of cigarette consumption?
a. Digital Health Initiative
. Strengthening Health System
c. WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
d. WHO's Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol
6. Which global health initiative expands access to the most vulnerable children, and integrates services in
health and nutrition?
a. UNDP Strategic Plan
b. Alliance for Healthy Cities
c. Strengthening Health System
d. WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
7. Which global health initiative encourages local governments to incorporate health issues and health
concerns into all aspects of public policy?
a. Alliance for Healthy Cities
b. Accelerating the end of AIDS, TB, Malaria as epidemics.
c. Innovation for Uptake, Scale and Equity in Immunization
d. WHO's Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol
8. Which global health initiative reduces harmful use of liquor by effective policy measures and
providing a relevant infrastructure?
a. Digital Health Initiative
b. Strengthening Health System
c. WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
d. WHO's Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol
9. Which global health initiative supports primary health care especially at the community level?
a. Digital Health Initiative
b. Strengthening Health System
c. WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
d. WHO's Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol
10.Which global health initiative accelerates structural transformations for sustainable development and
building resilience to crises and shocks?
a. Alliance for Healthy Cities
b. Strategic Plan anchored on SDG
c. Strengthening Health System
d. WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

Questions to Ponder

Directions: Answer the following questions in 3-5 sentences. Write your answers in your activity
notebook.
1. Why does the world need global health initiatives?
2. How can global health initiatives affect or improve the lives of people around the globe?
3. How important it is for a student like you to know the different health initiatives?
4. Why does a student like you need to follow and engage yourself in the implementation of the health
initiatives?
5. As a student, how will you impart or share to other people, especially in your community the
importance of what you have learned?

References
2020. GAVI - Our Alliance. September 2. Accessed February 23, 2021.
https://www.gavi.org/ouralliance.

2019. GAVI INFUSE:Innovation For Uptake, Scale And Equity In Immunisation. August. Accessed
August 20, 2020. https://www.gavi.org/sites/default/files/document/2019/Gavi%20INFUSE.pdf.

2020. GAVI-INFUSE. February 28. Accessed February 22, 2021.

https://www.gavi.org/investinggavi/infuse.\n.d. Global health workforce alliance - Alliance vision
and mission. Accessed August 20, 2020.

https://www.who.int/workforcealliance/about/vision_mission/en/#:~:text=To%20advocate
%20and%20catalyze%20global,goals%20and%20health%20for%20all.

2017. IISD - UNDP Strategic Plan Focuses on Supporting SDG Achievement. September 7. Accessed
August 21, 2020. https://sdg.iisd.org/news/undp-strategic-plan-focuses-on-supporting-sdgachievement/.

2011. NCBI - The Road to a World Health Organization Global Strategy for Reducing the Harmful Use
of Alcohol. Accessed August 21, 2020.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3860563/.n.d. UNICEF mission statement. Accessed
August 20, 2020.

https://www.unicef.org/about/who/index_mission.html#:~:text=About%20UNICEF-
UNICEF's%20mission%20statement,to%20reach%20their%20full%20potential.&text=UNICE
F%20responds%20in%20emergencies%20to%20protect%20the%20rights%20of%20children.

2003. WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. Accessed August 21, 2020.
https://www.who.int/fctc/text_download/en/.n.d. Wikipedia - The Global Fund to Fight AIDS,
Tuberculosis and Malaria. Accessed August 20, 2020.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Global_Fund_to_Fight_AIDS,_Tuberculosis_and_Malaria

KEY TO CORRECTION

PRE-TEST
Matching type

1. D
2. C
3. E
4. A
5. B

Multiple Choice

1. C
2. B
3. A
4. B
5. B
6. D
7. B
8. D
 9. C
10. B

What’S New Activity 1 and 2 Answer of the student’s may vary.

Whats More Activity 1 , Assessment Think about it answer of the students may vary

TRUE or FALSE

1. True
2. False
3. True
4. False
5. True