As part of the on-going campaign on the?Sustainable Development Goals?carried out by the United Nations, United Nations Nations Academic Impact (Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵAI) is presenting a weekly series of articles on #SDGSinAcademia that highlights the importance of higher education in achieving the Goals. Featuring additional sources for use by faculty and students alike, this series is intended to inspire action on the SDGs and showcase activities and initiatives of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵAI member institutions.

07 May 2018 - This week we are featuring in our #SDGsinAcademia series?Goal 3: Ensure ehealthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Targets:

  • 3.1?By 2030, reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births?
  • 3.2?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?
  • 3.3?By 2030, end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases?
  • 3.4?By 2030, reduce by one third premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-being?
  • 3.5?Strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including narcotic drug abuse and harmful use of alcohol?
  • 3.6?By 2020, halve the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents?
  • 3.7?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??
  • 3.8?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?
  • 3.9?By 2030, substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, water and soil pollution and contamination?
  • 3.A?Strengthen the implementation of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in all countries, as appropriate?
  • 3.B?Support the research and development of vaccines and medicines for the communicable and non-communicable 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?
  • 3.C?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?
  • 3.D?Strengthen the capacity of all countries, in particular developing countries, for early warning, risk reduction and management of national and global health risks

What are Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵAI member institutions doing about Goal 3??Here are some examples:

  • ?(Antigua and Barbuda)?hosts the?Emergency Medicine Training Centre (EMTC)?to promote global health around the world by providing intensive training for first responders. For instance, in December 2017 over 150 police officers in India were trained in CPR, bandaging and moving accident victims at the 11th Global Healthcare Summit.
  • ?(Egypt)?hosted last month the?, which is a simulation of?how the World Health Organization operates. The Model WHO provides students with an understanding of medical collaboration beyond national borders, developments in global public health and other major topics in the field of global healthcare.?
  • ?(Malawi)?under the slogan Safe motherhood: together we can make a difference sponsored the event??to raise funds to purchase maternal and neonatal healthcare equipment and supplies for the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital and its 26 health centres in the Blantyre District.
  • ?(India)?though its??programme conducted a campaign for maternal and child health in the villages of Hadiabad, Ratanpur and Bihar. The institution has been conducting as well, through the?, research on tuberculosis in diabetic patients.
  • ?(China)?established the?Brightness Project, which aims to offer medical assistance in rural areas like the town of Naqu in Xizang (Tibet Autonomous Region). A team from the institution conducted several cataract operations and provided training to improve eye protection in high altitude.
  • ?(Kazakhstan)?will host next week the??(24-25 May 2018) and some weeks later the??(4-5 July 2018).
  • The??(Italy)?hosted in February this year a??focused on body and psychological health and well being. The series aimed to create awareness and to provide information as well as strategies for a healthy lifestyle.
  • The??(Switzerland)?has partnered with a local university in Uganda to develop the??initiative to foster?research primarily focused on HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis. The initiative?has a strong emphasis on the training and exchange of young researchers, clinicians and laboratory technicians between both institutions.
  • ?(USA)?has developed the??for partnerships that provide education, training, research and engagement to those interested in global health. Moreover, professor Sid Thakur is working to address the challenge of infectious diseases and received a grant to fund?a food-borne pathogen tracking project.
  • The??(Canada)?hosts the??with partners with researchers from the province of Manitoba and around the globe to conduct innovative public health research. Current research projects focus on multiple sclerosis, diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, sexually transmitted infections and chronic kidney disease.
  • ?(Australia)?through its School of Social Sciences and Psychology has developed?Global Health Metrics?to monitor progress on the SDGs. One of the recently published papers is entitled .
  • The??(LERU)?will host on 31 May 2018 in Brussels (Belgium) its?. The keynote?speaker will be professor Bart De Strooper, scientific director of the UK-Dementia Research Institute and this year's winner of the 'Brain Prize'.

Here?you can take a look to a selection of the Activity Reports submitted by Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵAI member institutions.

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The following resources can help improving your knowledge and understanding about Goal 3 in particular and the SDGs in general:

  • This is a comprehensive??made by the United Nations Library in Geneva listing resources about the SDGs in general and about each one of the Goals, including books and articles (some of which are fully available on line free of charge), Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ documents such as resolutions and reports and additional resources.
  • The SDG Fund has created this??featuring over 1,000 online publications. The publications are categorized by the Goals they represent, by geographical regions they relate to and by authors, to facilitate easy searchability. Each publication also has a short summary attached to it which helps with keyword searches.
  • This is an initiative supported by Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDP, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ-HABITAT and the Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Governments, which offers a??such as concept notes, papers, case studies, compilation of best practices and guides providing contextual and practical information about the SDGs.
  • This is a?guide entitled??intended for stakeholders and designed by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) to serve as an initial basis for implementing the SDGs.
  • This?guide entitled??also developed by the SDSN intends to help higher education institutions to accelerate their contributions to the SDGs highlighting the important role they have in implementing the SDGs through their teaching, research, operations and leadership, and providing practical guidance and examples.
  • This guide entitled??features the human element of change and the human response corresponding to each of the SDGs in order to quicken the global conversation about vital issues and to encourage the movement that supports the vision of the SDGs.

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