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.
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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With faulty infrastructure available, overburdened doctors don’t stick to their ethical code of conduct. While many risk their lives to fight the deadly Virus, people in Kashmir ask how long can we afford the negligence of “messiahs and saviors”.
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Seemingly, Covid-19 is just an invisible microbe but it is powerful and has shaken the whole world. Post Covid era will never be the same again. Dr. Suneem Khan and Abid Rashid Baba tell us how.
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Countries with the finest healthcare system available were caught unawares as the tiny microbe hit the globe. It added insult to the injury to war-ravaging regions. The major focus in these conflict-ridden areas for governments remains the continued investment in defense and security. As a result, areas such as education and public health take a back seat and are often the worst sufferers.
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