Question

What are the global health problems? discuss with details and write references

Answer 1

WHO has listed 10 global health problems

1. air pollution and climate change: as number of vehicles are increasing along with burning of fossil fuels that lead to negative impact on climate.
2. non communicable diseases like hypertension, diabetes, cancer etc are increasing due to changes in life style of people in addition to other factors.
3. antimicrobial resistance due to reckless use of antibiotics .
4. ebola and high threat pathogens WHO’s R&D Blueprint identifies diseases and pathogens that have potential to cause a public health emergency but lack effective treatments and vaccines. This watchlist for priority research and development includes Ebola, several other haemorrhagic fevers, Zika, Nipah, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and disease X, which represents the need to prepare for an unknown pathogen that could cause a serious epidemic.
5. weak primary care as mainly treatment of the disease is emphasized rather the prevention of occurence of disease
6. vacine hesitancy due to ignorance, complacency, inconvenience in accessing vacine and lack of trust
7. fragile and vulnerable settings such as regions affected by drought and conflict: these settings are almost everywhere in the world where sustainable goals are unmet.
8. threat to global influenza pandemic: according to who , world will face another influenza pandemic and the organisation is continuing monitoring of virus strains for effective control