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Biggest Global Health Challenges Faced Today (Challenge 4: The Sanitation…
Biggest Global Health Challenges Faced Today
Challenge 1 – Shifts To “Lifestyle-Related” Diseases
Dealing with issues like:
heart disease and cancer requires the education of the global populace – they must understand the causes of these diseases if they are to be prevented.
This represents a shift in the way health professionals must deal with global health, as lifestyle-related disease can’t be cured or vaccinated.
Challenge 2: The Continued Spread of HIV/AIDS
Preventative treatments that stop HIV from progressing into AIDS, public health campaigns help reduction in the spread of the disease.
Middle and high-income countries have mostly gotten the spread of HIV/AIDS under control.
The best way to combat this issue is with further investment into the developing world.
In developing countries – especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, HIV/AIDS remains an epidemic, with nearly 66% of new infections occurring in Sub-Saharan African countries.
Challenge 3: Worldwide, Antibiotic-Resistant Diseases
Drug-resistant strains of these diseases are also a concern.
Overuse of antibiotics has caused “superbugs” that have evolved to be resistant to common antibiotics.
The last decade or two have brought quite a few scary diseases to the forefront of the public mind, including SARS, avian and swine flus, West Nile virus, and infectious diseases like ebola and the zika virus.
Precautionary measures include close monitoring of outbreaks and research into combating drug-resistant epidemics, and government action to mitigate the spread of outbreaks when they occur.
Challenge 4: The Sanitation Gap
Governments funding access to clean water and sanitary facilities for low-income countries can produce dramatic benefits.
Providing the people of these nations with what they need to stabilize their environment and continue to grow is a necessity, should we desire to increase the health of the global population
The best way to combat this issue is with further investment into the developing world.
The “Sanitation Gap” represents this issue. Despite how advanced our society is, nearly half the population lack access to toilets and clean water.
e.g. UAE Water Aid
Developing countries often still lack even basic facilities and infrastructure to provide clean water, sewage access, and ensure good hygiene habits.