Global Health
READ: visit the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals website (https://sdgs.un.org/goals) and use the interactive graphic that displays the “17 SDG Goals” to learn a bit more about each goal. Scroll over each goal to read about each of the 17 goals (click on each of the goals to read about the targets set for each goal). Follow the link to “The 17 SDG Goals” found below.
ANSWER: After reading the UN SDG website, use what you learned to answer the four questions below in “mini-essay” format. Each answer should be supported with data and information found on the website. Each answer should be at least 100 words. Type up your answers in a numbered list, save and submit it in an MSWord or PDF file.
100-Word Mini Essays: In your opinion…
Which SDG is the most important to improving the health of people around the globe and why?
Which SDG will be the easiest to achieve and why?
Which SDG will be the most difficult to achieve and why?
Which SDG is most personally interesting to you?
Sample Solution
In my opinion, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that is the most important to improving health outcomes around the globe is Goal 3 – Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. This goal emphasizes providing quality healthcare services as well as access to safe and affordable medical products and technologies worldwide. It also focuses on protecting individuals from preventable infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis while promoting healthy behaviors through education initiatives. Additionally, it calls for increased investments in research so that better treatments can be developed to combat existing health threats (United Nations, 2018). All of these elements are essential in creating a healthier world; thus making Goal 3 one of the most critical when it comes to global well being.
