JK Policy Institute
Goal 3 aims to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all, at all ages. Health and well-being are important at every stage of one’s life, starting from the beginning. This goal addresses all major health priorities: reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health; communicable and non-communicable diseases; universal health coverage; and access for all to safe, effective, quality and affordable medicines and vaccines.
SDG 3 aims to prevent needless suffering from preventable diseases and premature death by focusing on key targets that boost the health of a country’s overall population. Regions with the highest burden of disease and neglected population groups and regions are priority areas. Goal 3 also calls for deeper investments in research and development, health financing and health risk reduction and management.
For nearly two years the COVID pandemic disrupted life around the world. The WHO has confirmed that 117,332,262 cases of COVID-19 were reported globally. Around 2,605,356 deaths were reported as…
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It is important to explore or describe a community or group statistically. Numbers matter because it brings to light the significant aspects of that group, their problems, demands, and aspirations.…
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Viral hepatitis was originally known to Hippocrates 2400 years ago when he wrote about infectious icterus. Of course, we can’t say for sure if this was a case of hepatitis…
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Introduction ॐ सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः । सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः । सर्वे भद्राणि पश्यन्तु । मा कश्चित् दुःख भाग्भवेत् ॥ ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः॥ May all sentient beings be at peace,…
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Abstract: Women’s Healthcare in India has always been a minor concern. In public/private hospitals, the ratio of doctor-patient numbers needs to be increased, as does the hospital staff and the…
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Abstract “Ladli Beti Scheme” is a financial and social assistance scheme sponsored by Jammu and Kashmir government, started with a view to counter the declining female sex ratio in the…
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By Nissar H. Gilani Medical historians are quite sure that prehistoric people had no concept of Public health, though they had health problems just as we do today. Frankly, their…
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The pharmaceutical business, like every other sector of the economy, has also grown exponentially over the years in J&K. While previously there were only a few chemists’ shops dealing in…
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Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) is a national public health insurance scheme of the Government of India that aims to provide free access to health insurance coverage…
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Adeela Hameed Biomedical waste (BMW) refers to the waste generated during diagnosis, treatment and immunization of people or animals in healthcare institutions. With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, there…
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Introduction The World Health Organization (WHO) states that improper disposal of Bio-Medical Waste (BMW) can cause the following diseases: Parasitic Infections, Lung Infections, Skin infections, HIV and Hepatitis B and C Viruses, Candida, Meningitis and…
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What is it that prevents women from openly buying sanitary pads or holding discussions about it? Well, the answer lies in how society views women’s intimate health issues. Ambreen Yousuf…
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