good health & well-being

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Sustainable Development Goal #3 Good Health & Well-Being
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
Promoting a healthy society requires a coordinated global effort to eradicate disease, tackle major health problems and ensure people in all parts of the world have equal access to health care. Eliminating barriers preventing access to fair and affordable health services strengthens the resilience of the poor. Reducing infant mortality rates and eliminating preventable deaths are required outcomes to prevent that threaten communities. Strengthening women’s autonomy, increasing access to reproductive health services, improving research and development for affordable medicines and strengthening country level responses to national and global health risks are part of the multidimensional strategy for meeting sustainable development targets.

 Ensure good health and well-being for all at all ages

Promoting a healthy society requires a coordinated global effort to eradicate disease, tackle major health problems and ensure people in all parts of the world have equal access to health care. Eliminating barriers preventing access to fair and affordable health services strengthens the resilience of the poor. Reducing infant mortality rates and eliminating preventable deaths are required outcomes to prevent that threaten communities. Strengthening women’s autonomy, increasing access to reproductive health services, improving research and development for affordable medicines and strengthening country level responses to national and global health risks are part of the multidimensional strategy for meeting  sustainable development  targets.

Why It Matters


People residing in different geographies experience varying levels of difficulty in accessing health care services or life-saving vaccines. Similarly, health care infrastructure in natural disaster prone areas is often isolated or unavailable. Eliminating cultural barriers promotes inclusive societies in which healthy, productive people thrive. Individuals suffering from HIV/AIDS, malaria and other pandemics face extreme discrimination or associated stigmas that are reversed with effective responses including education and the spread of information. Once these solutions are introduced, communities transform into inclusive agents of change for sustainable development.

Why It Matters


People residing in different geographies experience varying levels of difficulty in accessing health care services or life-saving vaccines. Similarly, health care infrastructure in natural disaster prone areas is often isolated or unavailable. Eliminating cultural barriers promotes inclusive societies in which healthy, productive people thrive. Individuals suffering from HIV/AIDS, malaria and other pandemics face extreme discrimination or associated stigmas that are reversed with effective responses including education and the spread of information. Once these solutions are introduced, communities transform into inclusive agents of change for sustainable development.

Blue Chip Action


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A speaker on Sustainable Development Goals in the United States of America presents US Agenda 2030
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SDG USA's "America's Goals for 2030," or US Agenda 2030, aims to promote sustainable development in the U.S. through ethical employment, universal healthcare, and environmental safety initiatives
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Tackling global health challenges through health equity. Duke Global Health Institute addresses economic, social, and environmental determinants of health.
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SDG USA
By Blog Owner January 5, 2018
SDGUSA supports the successful actions of America’s Goals for 2030 in the United States by the promotion of policy research & development, grassroots organizing, social entrepreneurship, & advocacy.
Duke Global Health Institute employees standing in front of the Duke logo
By Blog Owner January 5, 2018
Tackling global health challenges through health equity. Duke Global Health Institute addresses economic, social, and environmental determinants of health.
Millennium Promise
By Blog Owner January 5, 2018
Millennium Promise is the first and leading international nongovernmental organization dedicated to advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The organization oversees the Millennium Villages Project (MVP) and other programs including the Sustainable Districts Program, Connect to Learn, the Lead Farmer Program, and the Two Million Community Health Workers (CHW) Campaign.

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