HEALTHIER

EVERYWHERE
LESSON 7
Results:

• People who live below the poverty line has decreased 14%
• There was about 50% decrease in the number of individuals
and families in extreme poverty
• Most of those were once considered living in poverty are now
classified as part of the middle class, which made the number
of the middle class citizens triple in number
• Undernutrition has been cut in half
Results:

• Out-of-school youth has been lowered to only 90%

• Literacy has increased by 91% around the world
• The largest increase in enrollment is 20% in Africa
Results:

• There has been a significant amount increase in the number of

females in school
• In Southern Asia, female enrollment has increased and even
overtook the number of male enrollees
• Women now constitute 41% of the working class
• In 174 countries, females have slowly gained their place in
government
Results:

• The number of infant deaths have decrease by 48%

• Mortality rate has been lowered significantly through proper
and timely vaccination
• Measles vaccination has been provided all over the world
contributing the prevention of child mortality
Results:

• The number of infant deaths have decrease by 48%

• Mortality rate has been lowered significantly through proper
and timely vaccination
• Measles vaccination has been provided all over the world
contributing the prevention of child mortality
Results:

• New cases of people infected by HIV have decreased

by more than a million cases annually.
• The number of individuals receiving proper care and
medication has increased more than 17 times since 2003

• Almost a billion mosquito nets were distributed among the

countries with high incidence of malaria.
• Tuberculosis cases have been cut in half due to preventive
and curative measures
Results:

• The ozone layer is slowly recovering and showing signs of

thickening after years of depletion due to absence of harmful
substances that were once part of our daily materials.
• There have been an increase in protected natural areas in
different countries

• There has been a 25% increase the number of people with

access to potable water
• A 5% decrease in the number of informal settlers has
been evident
Results:

• International assistance to low-income countries has

increased by 66%
• There has been a more relaxed situation in importation of
goods
• Less developing countries had to resort to loans
from international arena
• Virtually the whole world has access to mobile data
• There are now 3.2 billion people with access to the
worldwide web
• Amidst the success in Goal 7, the degradation of the
environment in impoverished areas still puts a lot of poor
families at risk.
• The gap between the rich and the poor was not the
obvious
division, gender inequality was still an issue.

• Discrimination is still prevalent to date.

• Worldwide statistics still tally millions of families that
live below the poverty line.
 (WHO
FCTC)

• This international campaign is in line with

WHO’s movement towards optimal public
health and safety.
• In this alliance treaty, the members of the
WHO planned a two-pronged approach
namely: Demand Reduction Provitions and
Supply Reduction Provisions.
 It provide measures to discourage people to fall into
excessive consumption of tobacco products.

It call for the reduction of tobacco use and propagation by

reducing the availability of such products in the market.
• Increase the tax of tobacco products to heighten their prices in the market.
• Educate the people on the harmful effects of tobacco on one’s health, the
community, and the environment.
• Adopt tobacco control programs unique to the needs of their country
• Regulate the contents of all tobacco products
• Require manufacturers to indicate the harmful and toxic effects of tobacco
on their own package label
• Ban all types of promotion and advertising of tobacco products
• Create programs to help individual members of society minimize or stop
the use of tobacco products
• Put an end to illegal trade and smuggling of tobacco products
• Raise the penalties related to illegal trade of tobacco products
• Create laws that prohibit the sale of tobacco products by and to minors
• Provide healthier and more productive alternative activities to smoking
tobacco
• The WHO does not just promote
international campaigns to enhance the
physical health of people.
• This action plan promotes equity
among
people and cultures.
• This plan is a seven-year
development plan.
Aims:

• Strengthen effective leadership and governance for mental health;

• Provide comprehensive, integrated, and responsive mental health and
social care services in community-based settings;
• Implement strategies for promotion and prevention in mental health;
and
• Strengthen information systems, evidence, and research for mental
health.
Specific measures:

• Provide accessible social mental health care measures

• Equip mental health professionals with intensive training

• Allow individuals and families with mental health problems easier

access to social programs of the country
• Regularly conduct surveys to monitor the mental health condition of the
country
• Coordinate with different sectors of the country such as education,
housing, judicial, social welfare etc.