Sustainable Development Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being - SDG Series | Academy 4 Social Change

Summary

The Academy for Social Change discusses SDG3, emphasizing the global health disparities and the unequal distribution of medical advancements. While progress has been made, challenges like maternal mortality, vaccine accessibility, and the resurgence of diseases like tuberculosis and malaria persist, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. The script calls for collective action, from governments to individuals, to promote health equity, suggesting support for organizations like Doctors Without Borders and advocating for marginalized communities.

Takeaways

• 🌐 Medical innovations have improved global health, but benefits are unequally distributed.
• 🔄 Only half of the world's population has access to essential health services, with affordability issues for many.
• 🛑 Progress in combating major diseases like malaria and tuberculosis has slowed down.
• 🤰 Maternal mortality has declined overall, but women in sub-Saharan Africa face higher risks due to fewer skilled birth attendants.
• 💉 In 2017, only 67% of people received the necessary doses of vaccines to prevent measles.
• 🎯 The United Nations has set SDG3 to ensure healthy lives and well-being for all at all ages.
• 🎯 SDG3 includes 13 targets, one of which is to reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to under 70 per 100,000 live births by 2030.
• 🚫 The spread of communicable diseases like HIV and hepatitis is targeted for control under SDG3.
• 🏥 Other targets aim to prevent substance abuse, promote mental health, and make universal health coverage a reality.
• 📉 The rate of progress in achieving SDG3 targets has slowed, especially due to the COVID-19 crisis.
• 🌍 Some countries like Denmark and the Netherlands provide almost entirely free healthcare for all registered citizens.
• 💼 While the Netherlands provides extensive benefits, it does not guarantee healthcare services to undocumented immigrants.
• 📢 Individuals can help by spreading awareness, advocating for those with limited access to healthcare, and donating to organizations that provide medical assistance.

Q & A

What is the main focus of the Sustainable Development Goal Three (SDG3)?

SDG3 focuses on ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages.

Why is the distribution of medical innovations considered unequal globally?

The benefits of medical technologies are unequally distributed because only half the world's population has access to essential health services, and many struggle to afford it.

What is one of the specific targets of SDG3 mentioned in the script?

One target is to reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to under 70 per 100,000 live births by 2030.

How has the progress in combating major diseases been affected recently?

Progress has slowed, especially due to the COVID-19 crisis, which led to resurgence in diseases like tuberculosis and malaria.

What challenges do sub-Saharan African women face regarding skilled birth attendants?

Significantly fewer women in sub-Saharan Africa have skilled birth attendants compared to women elsewhere, putting them at a higher mortality risk.

What is the current situation regarding the vaccination coverage for measles?

In 2017, only 67 percent of people had the necessary doses of vaccines to prevent measles.

What are some actions that individuals can take to help achieve SDG3?

Individuals can spread awareness about health for all through social media, educate themselves online, advocate for those with limited access to healthcare, and donate to organizations that provide medical assistance.

Which countries are mentioned as examples of providing almost entirely free healthcare for all registered citizens?

Denmark and the Netherlands are mentioned as examples of countries that provide almost entirely free healthcare for all registered citizens.

What is one limitation of the healthcare system in the Netherlands as described in the script?

The healthcare system in the Netherlands does not guarantee healthcare services to undocumented immigrants.

How can people support organizations that help provide healthcare to those in need?

People can donate to organizations like Doctors Without Borders, which gives medical assistance to those affected by extreme circumstances or excluded from healthcare.

What other issues do you think might be related to health disparities as hinted in the script?

Health disparities may also be related to issues such as socioeconomic status, education levels, and geographical location, in addition to race, immigration, and poverty.

Outlines

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💉 SDG3: Ensuring Good Health and Well-being

The script addresses Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG3), which focuses on 'Good Health and Well-being.' It highlights the disparity in access to essential health services, with only half the world's population having access and many struggling to afford it. The script notes the slow progress in combating major diseases such as malaria and tuberculosis and the higher mortality risk for women in sub-Saharan Africa due to fewer skilled birth attendants. The United Nations' SDG3 aims to ensure healthy lives for all, with specific targets like reducing the global maternal mortality ratio and ending the spread of communicable diseases. The script also acknowledges the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on these efforts and mentions examples of countries like Denmark and the Netherlands providing almost entirely free healthcare. It encourages individuals to help by spreading awareness, advocating for those with limited access to healthcare, and donating to organizations that assist in providing medical aid.

Keywords

💡Sustainable Development Goal Three (SDG3)

SDG3, or 'Good Health and Well-being,' is one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations. It focuses on ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages. The goal is central to the video's theme, as it discusses the global efforts to improve health equity and access to essential health services. The script mentions SDG3's 13 targets, which include reducing maternal mortality and ending the spread of communicable diseases.

💡Health Disparities

Health disparities refer to the unfair and avoidable differences in health status seen within and between populations. In the video, health disparities are highlighted by the unequal distribution of medical technologies and the fact that only half of the world's population has access to essential health services, emphasizing the need for global health equity.

💡Maternal Mortality

Maternal mortality is the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management. The script notes the decline in overall maternal mortality but points out the higher risk faced by women in sub-Saharan Africa due to fewer skilled birth attendants, tying this issue to the goal of reducing the global maternal mortality ratio.

💡Communicable Diseases

Communicable diseases, also known as infectious diseases, are illnesses caused by pathogens that can be transmitted from one person to another. The script mentions the target of ending the spread of such diseases, including HIV and hepatitis, as part of achieving SDG3.

💡Universal Health Coverage

Universal health coverage (UHC) means that all individuals and communities receive the health services they need without suffering financial hardship. The script discusses making UHC a reality as one of the targets of SDG3, highlighting the importance of accessible and affordable healthcare for all.

💡Malaria

Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by parasites that are transmitted to people through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. The script notes the progress in combating malaria but also the resurgence due to the COVID-19 crisis, especially in sub-Saharan Africa.

💡Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that mainly affects the lungs and is spread through the air when a person with active TB coughs or sneezes. Similar to malaria, the script mentions the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on TB, leading to a resurgence of cases.

💡Measles

Measles is a highly contagious viral disease that can cause serious health complications. The script points out that in 2017, only 67 percent of people had the necessary doses of the vaccines to prevent measles, indicating a gap in vaccination coverage that needs to be addressed to achieve SDG3.

💡COVID-19 Crisis

The COVID-19 crisis refers to the global pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which began in late 2019. The script discusses how the pandemic has slowed progress in achieving SDG3 by causing a resurgence in diseases like tuberculosis and malaria and affecting access to healthcare services.

💡Healthcare Access

Healthcare access refers to the ease with which individuals can obtain healthcare services. The script emphasizes the struggle of many who have access to essential health services but cannot afford them, and the efforts needed to ensure healthcare access for all as part of SDG3.

💡Advocacy

Advocacy is the act of supporting a cause or policy. The script encourages individuals to use their voice to advocate for those least likely to have access to healthcare, such as migrants, low-income communities, and people of color, as a way to help achieve SDG3.

Highlights

The Academy for Social Change discusses Sustainable Development Goal Three (SDG3), focusing on good health and well-being.

Recent medical innovations have improved global health but are unequally distributed.

Only half of the world's population has access to essential health services, and affordability remains a challenge.

Progress in combating major diseases like malaria and tuberculosis has slowed.

Maternal mortality rates have declined overall but are higher in sub-Saharan Africa due to fewer skilled birth attendants.

In 2017, only 67% of people received the necessary doses of vaccines to prevent measles.

SDG3 aims to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.

SDG3 includes 13 targets with specific goals for improving global health.

One target is to reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to under 70 per 100,000 live births by 2030.

Another target is to end the spread of communicable diseases like HIV and hepatitis.

Targets also aim to prevent and treat substance abuse and promote mental health.

Making universal health coverage a reality is a key target of SDG3.

Helping countries prepare for global health risks is part of SDG3's objectives.

The rate of progress in achieving SDG3 targets has slowed, especially due to the COVID-19 crisis.

As of 2020, the current rate of improvement is insufficient to meet SDG3 targets.

Denmark and the Netherlands provide almost entirely free healthcare for all registered citizens.

In 2015, less than 0.2% of the Netherlands population was left without insurance.

The Netherlands publicly financed 77% of all curative health services in 2015.

Undocumented immigrants are not guaranteed healthcare services in the Netherlands.

Individuals can help the world meet SDG3 by spreading awareness and advocating for health equity.

Donating to organizations like Doctors Without Borders can support those excluded from healthcare.

Small steps by individuals can contribute to achieving SDG3.

Health disparities are tied to race, immigration, and poverty, and may also be related to other issues.

Transcripts

academy for social change presents

sustainable development goal three

good health and well-being in recent

years medical innovations have improved

health across the globe

however the benefits of these

technologies are unequally distributed

only half the world's population has

access to essential health services

and many who do have access struggle to

afford it progress has slowed when it

comes to combating major diseases

including malaria and tuberculosis

maternal mortality has declined overall

but significantly fewer women in

sub-saharan africa

had skilled birth attendants than women

elsewhere in 2018 putting them at higher

mortality risk

in 2017 only 67 percent of people had

the necessary doses of the vaccines to

prevent measles which causes death and

disability

to address these disparities and improve

global health the united nations has set

forth sdg3

sdg3 aims to ensure healthy lives and

promote well-being for all at all ages

sdg3 has 13 targets or more detailed

ideas about what achieving good health

and well-being really means

one target is to reduce global maternal

mortality ratio

to under 70 per 100 000 live births by

2030.

another target aims to end the spread of

communicable diseases which are diseases

spread from person to person

like hiv and hepatitis other targets

seek to prevent and treat substance

abuse promote mental health

make universal health coverage a reality

and help all countries prepare for

global health risks

progress in many of the target areas is

continuing however the rate of that

progress has slowed especially because

of the covet 19 crisis

which led to his resurgence and many

other diseases that were previously

declining

like tuberculosis and malaria especially

in sub-saharan africa

as of 2020 the current rate of

improvement will be insufficient to meet

the targets

still the world is making headway on

sdg3 for example

denmark and the netherlands provide

almost entirely free healthcare for all

registered citizens

in 2014 under 0.2 percent of the

netherlands population

was left without insurance in the

following year the netherlands publicly

financed 77 percent of

all curative health services and while

the netherlands provides more benefits

than most other countries

it does not guarantee health care

services to undocumented immigrants

while big organizations and governments

must take action you can also help the

world meet sdg3

you can spread the message about health

for all through social media and educate

yourself online

use your voice to advocate for people

who are least likely to have access to

health care

migrants low-income communities and

people of color you can also donate to

organizations like doctors without

borders which gives medical assistance

to those affected by extreme

circumstances

or excluded from health care or the

national immigration law center which

helps give immigrants access to health

care these small steps can help the

world achieve

sdg3 now it's your time to think further

as discussed health disparities are tied

to race immigration and poverty

can you name some other issues you think

might also be related

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