Health Trends,

Issues and
Concerns
(Global Level)
Week 4 : Module 2
Health 10
Global Health Initiatives
The positive effects of globalization are very evident
nowadays, especially in the development and improvement of
various health initiatives by different nations and government that
would address global health issues and concerns.
Global Health Initiatives (GHIs) are humanitarian
initiatives/programs that set-in motion by the United Nations
through the World Health Organization (WHO) in partnership with
the World Bank. GHIs target specific health problems including
but not limited to emerging and re-emerging diseases, mental
health, tobacco regulation and alcohol use and other global
issues like climate change and environmental sanitation.
 Here are some of the
Global Health Initiatives
spearheaded by the
World Health Organization
 The Global Fight
against
Communicable Diseases
A. Roll Back Malaria
Roll Back Malaria is a global
project that aims to reduce
the number of deaths from
malaria infections through
heightened prevention tools,
rapid response to
outbreaks, development of
new anti-malarial products
and effective treatment of
the infection.
Objectives:
to increase the number of
competent caregivers to
recognize malaria promptly and
take early and appropriate
action;
to empower service providers by
educating them (both knowledge
and skills) on how to respond to
malaria appropriately; and
to create an enabling
environment for implementation.
B. Stop TB
Objectives:
Stop TB is a global  to achieve universal access to high-
effort to prevent further quality diagnosis and patient-centered
transmission of treatment;

tuberculosis or TB around  to reduce the suffering and socio-

economic burden associated with TB;
the world. TB-DOTS
(Tuberculosis-Directly  to protect the poor and other vulnerable
populations from TB, TB/HIV and
Observed Treatment multidrug-resistant- TB (MDR-TB); and
Strategy) is a short-course  to support development of new tools
strategy under the Stop TB and enable their timely and effective
use.
program.
C. Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization
(GAVI)
GAVI 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.
The following are the vaccines
developed to reduce the number of
children’s death aged 5 years old and
below:
 Hepatitis B vaccine
 Childhood meningitis vaccine
 Yellow fever vaccine
 Influenza vaccine
 Pneumonia vaccine
D. The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria
The Global Funds to Fight
AIDS, TB, and Malaria is a
funding project rather than
initiative. Nevertheless, it
helps in the prevention,
reduction and mitigation of
the negative impacts of the
three diseases to humanity
thus contributes to the
realization of the Millennium
Development Goals.
 WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco
Control
The World Health Organization 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 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:
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.
The 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
 to raise the priority accorded to non-communicable diseases at the global and national
levels and to integrate prevention and control of such diseases into policies across all
governments;
 to establish and strengthen national policies and plans for the prevention and control of
non-communicable diseases;
 to promote intervention to reduce the main shared but preventable risk factors for non-
communicable diseases: unhealthy eating, physical inactivity, tobacco use and alcohol use;
 to promote research for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases;
 to promote partnerships for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases; and
 to monitor non-communicable diseases and their casual factors and evaluate progress at
the local, national, and global levels.
The 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 is basically addressing 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.
What Can I Do? (Application)
The students will group into four (4). Each GROUP will be given a particular
activity that is different from the other groups. Each group will show different
outputs that is something to do with the Eight Millennium Development Goals
and its symbol.

GROUP 1
(SLOGAN Making) GROUP 3
(SONG Writing)

Mary Rose
Christine