Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being for People: blogs, contributions, stories, summaries and tips

 

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

UN Goal targets

  • By 2030, reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births
  • By 2030, end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age, with all countries aiming to reduce neonatal mortality to at least as low as 12 per 1,000 live births and under-5 mortality to at least as low as 25 per 1,000 live births
  • By 2030, end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases
  • By 2030, reduce by one third premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-being
  • Strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including narcotic drug abuse and harmful use of alcohol
  • By 2020, halve the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents
  • By 2030, ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services, including for family planning, information and education, and the integration of reproductive health into national strategies and programmes
  • Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health-care services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all
  • By 2030, substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, water and soil pollution and contamination
  • Strengthen the implementation of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in all countries, as appropriate
  • Support the research and development of vaccines and medicines for the communicable and noncommunicable diseases that primarily affect developing countries, provide access to affordable essential medicines and vaccines, in accordance with the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health, which affirms the right of developing countries to use to the full the provisions in the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights regarding flexibilities to protect public health, and, in particular, provide access to medicines for all
  • Substantially increase health financing and the recruitment, development, training and retention of the health workforce in developing countries, especially in least developed countries and small island developing States
  • Strengthen the capacity of all countries, in particular developing countries, for early warning, risk reduction and management of national and global health risks
Spotlight themes related to Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being for People
Image

  Habits and philosophies from all around Asia

    Spotlight contributions related to Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being for People
    Image

    Arepas are corn pancakes/bread that can be eaten in all kinds of ways. If I understood correctly, arepas are mostly eaten like a kind of sandwich in Colombia (so cut open the arepa and put stuffing inside), while in Ecuador I mostly got it as a kind of thick pancake with other things on top.  ...

    I AM Organic - banaan met een duurzaam verhaal

    In mijn regionale krant BNDeStem lees ik een artikel over de Organto eerlijke banaan. Organto is bekend van het merk I AM Organic en heeft als slogan Eat the world better. Je vindt producten o.a. in de shops en kiosken van NS. Vaak denk ik bij dergelijke merken en slogans 'tja, de zoveelst...

    Favorite stories and suggestions related to Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being for People
    Image

    Arepas are corn pancakes/bread that can be eaten in all kinds of ways. If I understood correctly, arepas are mostly eaten like a kind of sandwich in Colombia (so cut open the arepa and put stuffing inside), while in Ecuador I mostly got it as a kind of thick pancake with other things on top.  ...

    Image

    Are you interested in humanitarian work? Have you never been to Rwanda but would you love to go and experience it from a local point of view? Do you want to develop your program planning skills? Or are you good at photography and are you willing to take some great pictures of RVCP for internati...

    Image

    Guacamole: easy, quick, delicous, healthy and vegan! Who doesn't love it? You can dip your nachos in it, spread it on toast or put it as a topping on your rice bowl! Here's how I make mine: Ingrediënts

    • 2 Ripe avocados
    • Jalapenos or chili peper to preference of heat (I prefer f...

    Clean Water Nepal

    The devastating earthquakes to hit Nepal killed over 7,000 people and destroyed thousands of homes and wiped out entire villages. The very basic essentials such as fresh clean water, electricity, food and shelter are in great need. The Pure Water Movement is planning a trip to Nepal to help provide ...

    Favorite summaries and study notes related to Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being for People
    Learning the art of helping (Young, 5th edition)
    • 1. A Personal Approach to Helping Others
    • 2. Helping Basics
    • 3. The Helping Relationship
    • 4. Invitational Skills: Nonverbal Skills and Opening Skills
    • 5. Reflecting Skills Part 1: Reflecting Thoughts: Paraphrasing
    • 6. Reflecting Skills Part 2: R...
    rijkdom en armoede

    Deze samenvatting is gebaseerd op het studiejaar 2013-2014.

    • Inleiding
    • Hoofdstuk 1. De ongelijkheden van de natuur
    • Hoofdstuk 2. Antwoorden op geografie: Europa en China
    • Hoofdstuk 3. Europese uitzonderlijkheid: een andere weg
    • Hoofdstuk 4. De ontdekkin...

    Image

    Chapter 17: A view from the bottom   Poor health can be caused by our bad living situations and our position in society (pollution, no heat in winter, overcrowded apartment etc.) Once social groups in animals have been established, those who are lower ranking become more chronically stressed (i...

    Why should you take out specialized travel insurance for a long trip abroad?

    Why should you take out specialized travel insurance for a long trip abroad?

    • Regular travel or health insurances often only cover trips for a maximum number of days (for example 60, 90 or 180 days). This limits your flexibility!
    • Your health insurance from back home may not offer any coverage abroad or only in specific hospitals.
    • During a long trip you might undertake special activities like paid work or volunteering. Regular travel insurances usually don’t cover these kind of activities. The same goes for adventurous sports like skydiving, scuba diving and bungee jumping.

    Volunteer or intern abroad insurances

    • Working as a volunteer or intern offers a great learning experience. Meet new people and make a difference! You will develop your knowledge and skills, as well as that of others. You will gain international skills, contribute to a better world and gain useful experience for on your resume.
    • However, just like at home there is always a chance that something goes wrong during your time abroad. Such as sickness, accidents, stolen luggage and of course things that can go wrong back home that you may ned to return for. 
    • If you have the right travel insurance it will help you financially and offer help when you need it.  On this page you can read about how you can make sure you’re properly insured before, during and after your work as a volunteer.

    Why insure specifically as a volunteer or intern abroad?

    • Volunteer projects, foundations , NGOs & local companies typically don’t have suitable insurance. Even if they do, it might only be valid during your time at work and not during your daytrips.
    • Regular travel insurances often don’t cover volunteering abroad or your work as an intern
    • Volunteerwork & internships often involves doing work for which you are not trained or have little experience doing. This might result in a higher chance for accidents.

    Why insure medical expenses abroad with an emigration or expat insurance?

    • Being well insured while living or working abroad is important. Sometimes the new country of residence has a good national health care system, but this is certainly not always the case. As an alternative to the national health insurance, an international (expat) insurance is a frequently used replacement, with a number of advantages: international coverage, reimbursements and conditions, often according to high standards, worldwide coverage and flexibility. A number of good and affordable options are listed below.

    Check out more about

     

     

     

    Apply more filters within category Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being for People
    Find Content
    Find Supporters