In 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) addressed that we are facing many health challenges due to environmental pollution, climate change, physical inactivity, the outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases, etc. Read on to know more about global health in 2019.
(1) Air Pollution and Climate Change
In 2019, WHO announced that air pollution becomes the greatest environmental threat to global health. 90% of people are living in a polluted environment and breathing unclean air every day. Microscopic pollutants in the air can penetrate and damage our respiratory and circulatory system. Yearly, 7 million people suffer from stroke, lung cancer, and heart disease due to air pollution. The latter also leads to climate change. Global warming will trigger heat stress, malnutrition, and undernutrition due to flood and drought.
(2) Noncommunicable Diseases
Noncommunicable diseases include cancer, heart disease, and diabetes. Over 70% of all deaths worldwide (41 million people) are caused by these diseases. There are five risk factors to drive noncommunicable diseases: (1) tobacco use, (2) the harmful use of alcohol, (3) lack of physical activity, (4) unhealthy diet, and (5) air pollution. These risk factors also deteriorate mental health issues. Therefore, maintaining a healthy lifestyle and exercising are important.
(3) Global Influenza Pandemic
Experts believe that we will face another deadly global influenza pandemic. But, all of us still don’t know when it will hit and how hard it will be. A global influenza pandemic will last throughout the year instead of seasonal. It will become the world’s biggest infectious disease threat. The virus of influenza is still mutating to invade our immune systems. Therefore, influenza vaccination is critical in protecting young children, the elderly, pregnant women, or people who have vulnerable immune systems.
(4) Antimicrobial Resistance
Antibiotics, antivirals, and antimalarials are powerful modern medicines to fight diseases. However, bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites have antimicrobial resistance now. The latter becomes a threat to global health security. Enhancing the awareness of controlling the distribution, use and misuse of antibiotics is very important. WHO advocates promoting “open research” where initial stage research is shared for the development of therapeutics, diagnostics, and antibiotics.
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