HEALTH TRENDS, ISSUES, &

CONCERNS
GLOBAL LEVEL
Diverse health issues,
concerns and trends which
call for all nations to address
and act on to promote and
protect health of individuals
and groups across
boundaries.
GLOBAL HEALTH
The primary international body
responsible for developing
leadership in health, setting
norms and standards and
providing health support among
nations around the world

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO)

These are
programs and
projects which
help address
global health
issues, concerns
and trends.
GLOBAL HEALTH INITIATIVES
Stop TB | Directly Observed Therapy Short Course Strategy
RollBack Malaria
Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS
Malariaand otherdiseases,
Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

GLOBAL HEALTH INITIATIVES

See page 266-269

Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan
Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful
Use of Alcohol
Global Strategy for the Preventionand
Control of Non-Communicable Diseases.

GLOBAL HEALTH INITIATIVES

These aregoals set by theUnited
Nations for its member- nations
to be fulfilled on an agreed span
of time (2015) to be evaluated and
counter-checked under world
standards.
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
 See page 262 - 264

/
UNDP’S intervention program which
refers to actions that can be
immediately used within the
community or locale to produce
effective results. <(See page 272-273)>

QUICK WINS
THE 10 GLOBAL
HEALTH TRENDS, ISSUES,
AND CONCERNS
TUBERCULOSIS

Commonly known as TB (Tubercle

Bacillus, is a bacterial infection that
can spread through the lymph nodes
and bloodstream to any organ in
your body. It is often most found in
the lungs.
DRUG USE & ABUSE

Itis patterned use of a drug in which

the user consumes the drug
substance in amounts or with
methods which are harmful to
themselves or others.
HIV / AIDS

Itis transmitted primarily via

unprotected sexual intercourse,
contaminated blood transfusions,
hypodermic needles, and from
mother to child during pregnancy,
delivery, or breastfeeding.
NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASE

NCD, can refer to chronic diseases

which last for long periods of time
and progress slowly.
COMMUNICABLE DISEASE

Also known as infectious

disease or transmissible
diseases.
COMMUNICABLE DISEASE

These are illnesses that result

from the infection, presence
and growth of pathogenic
biologic agents in humans.
CLIMATE CHANGE

A change in global or
regional climate patterns
attributed directly or
indirectly to human activity.
CLIMATE CHANGE

“Global Warming” in sheep’s

clothing.
A long-term change in the
Earth’s climate.
MENTAL HEALTH

It is a level of psychological

well-being and the absence
of a mental disorder.
IMMUNIZATION & VACCINES

It is the safe and effective use of a

small amount of a weakened and
killed virus or bacteria or bits of lab-
made protein that imitate the virus in
order to prevent infection by the
same virus or bacteria.
IMMUNIZATION & VACCINES

When you get an immunization,

you’re injected with the weakened
form or a disease. This triggers your
body’s immune response, causing it
to either produce antibodies and the
like.
ALCOHOL & TOBACCO ABUSE/ADDICTION

The excessive consumption of

alcohol and tobacco.
Causes
communicable and non-
communicable diseases.
MALARIA / OTHER VECTOR-BORNE

MALARIA causes syptoms that

typically include fever, fatigue,
vomiting and headaches. In severe
cases, it can cause yellow skin,
seizures, coma or death.
MALARIA / OTHER VECTOR-BORNE

VECTORS are living organisms that

can transmit infectious diseases
between humans or from animals to
humans.