Communicable diseases
This communicable disease attacks the immune system and can develop into AIDS.
What is HIV?
This Sustainable Development Goal aims to "ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages."
What is SDG3?
Achieving this SDG helps improve health by ensuring access to safe drinking water and sanitation.
What is SDG6?
These diseases are not spread from person to person and are often long-lasting.
What are non-communicable diseases (NCDs)?
This bacterial disease most commonly affects the lungs and remains one of the world's deadliest infectious diseases.
What is tuberculosis (TB)?
This SDG 3 target aims to reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births by 2030.
What is reducing maternal mortality?
This SDG contributes to better health outcomes by ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education.
What is SDG 4?
Heart disease, stroke and hypertension are examples of this category of NCD.
What are cardiovascular diseases?
SDG 3 includes a target to end the epidemics of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and this mosquito-borne disease.
What is malaria?
This SDG 3 target aims to end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria by 2030.
What is ending communicable diseases?
Reducing poverty through this SDG can improve access to nutritious food, housing and healthcare.
What is SDG 1?
Tobacco use, physical inactivity and unhealthy diets are examples of these.
What are risk factors for NCDs?
This public health intervention has dramatically reduced deaths from diseases such as hepatitis B.
What are vaccinations?
This term describes avoiding illness and promoting wellbeing before health problems occur.
What is prevention?
This SDG promotes equal rights and opportunities for women and girls, improving maternal and child health.
What is SDG 5?
This group of diseases is characterised by uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells.
What is cancer?
Achieving SDG 3 requires countries to strengthen surveillance, prevention and response systems for these events.
What are communicable disease outbreaks (or epidemics)?
This SDG 3 target ensures all people can access needed health services without financial hardship.
What is Universal Health Coverage?
Responsible consumption and production is the focus of this SDG, which can reduce pollution and improve health.
What is SDG 12?
According to SDG 3, premature deaths from NCDs should be reduced by this proportion by 2030.
What is one-third?