2. ⯈Diverse health issues,
concerns and trends which
call for all nations to address
and act on to promote and
protect health of individuals
and groups across
boundaries.
GLOBALHEALTH
3. ⯈The primary international body
responsible for developing
leadership in health, setting
norms and standards and
providing health support among
nations around the world
W
ORLDHEALTHORGANIZA
TION(W
HO)
5. ⯈Stop TB | Directly Observed Therapy Short Course Strategy
⯈RollBack Malaria
⯈Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS
⯈Malaria and other diseases,
⯈Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
GLOBALHEALTHINITIATIVES
See page 266-269
7. ⯈These are goals set by theUnited
Nations for its member- nations
to be fulfilled on an agreed span
oftime (2015) to be evaluatedand
counter-checked under world
standards.
M
ILLENNIUMDEVELOPM
ENTGOALS
9. ⯈UNDP’S intervention program which
refers to actions that can be
immediately used within the
community or locale to produce
effective results. <(See page 272-273)>
QUICKW
INS
12. TUBERCULOSIS
⯈Commonly known as TB (Tubercle
Bacillus, is a bacterial infection that
can spread through the lymph nodes
and bloodstream to any organ in
your body. It is often most found in
the lungs.
13. The Philippines ranks fourth
worldwide in tuberculosis incidence.
Global tuberculosis report 2020.
About 1 million Filipinos have active
tuberculosis, and nearly 70 Filipinos
die every day from this curable
disease.
14.
15.
16. DRUGUSE&ABUSE
⯈It is patterned use of a drug in which
the user consumes the drug
substance in amounts or with
methods which are harmful to
themselves or others.
17.
18.
19. HIV/AIDS
⯈It is transmitted primarily via
unprotected sexual intercourse,
contaminated blood transfusions,
hypodermic needles, and from
mother to child during pregnancy,
delivery, or breastfeeding.
24. 8.8% of adult (aged 18 years and over) women
and 6.4% of adult men are living with obesity. The
Philippines' obesity prevalence is lower than the
regional average of 10.3% for women and 7.5% for
men. At the same time, diabetes is estimated to
affect 7.8% of adult women and 7.9% of adult men.
25. In the Philippines, based on the nutrition survey of
the Department of Science and Technology's Food
and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI), nearly
46.9% of Filipinos who are 20 years of age and older
have borderline high cholesterol.
26. Diabetes continues to be the fourth leading
cause of mortality in the Philippines. Causes of
deaths in the Philippines (preliminary): January
to October 2021. Chronic complications are very
debilitating with far-reaching consequences.
27. Incidence of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in the Philippines
based on the Philippine Heart Association survey among
hospital‐based population showed hypertension as the
highest (38.6%), followed by stroke (30%), coronary artery
disease (CAD) (17.5%), and heart failure (10.4%). Based on
Philippine FNRI data, the prevalence of coronary,
cerebrovascular, and peripheral arterial diseases were 1.1%,
0.9%, and 1.0%, respectively. Cardiovascular risk factor
prevalence were the following: diabetes at 3.9%, dyslipidemia
at 72%, smoking at 31%, obesity at 4.9% (BMI), and 10.2% and
65.6% by waist‐hip ratio in men and women, respectively.
35. M
ENTALHEALTH
⯈It is a level of psychological
well-being and the absence
of a mental disorder.
36.
37. IM
M
UNIZA
TION&VACCINES
⯈It is the safe and effective use of a
small amount of a weakened and
killed virus or bacteria or bits of lab-
made protein that imitate the virus in
order to prevent infection by the
same virus or bacteria.
38. IM
M
UNIZA
TION&VACCINES
⯈When you get an immunization,
you’re injected with the weakened
form or a disease. This triggers your
body’s immune response, causing it
to either produce antibodies and the
like.
