New Contributions to the Elimination of Chagas Disease as a Public Health Problem: Towards the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030

Accounting for about 15% of the world’s population, persons with disabilities constitute a critical population. Despite a substantial knowledge base in disability and public health, persons with disabilities have been remarkably invisible within general global public health. Public health’s view of disability is shifting from regarding disability only as an outcome to prevent, to using disability as a demographic characteristic that identifies a population experiencing a range of inequities. Alternative models of disability reflect how disability has been viewed over time. These models vary in their underlying values and assumptions, whether the locus of disability is the individual or the environment or their interaction, who designates “disability,” and the focus of intervention outcomes. The United Nations flagship report on Disability and Sustainable Development Goals, 2018 documents that, as a group, the lives of persons with disabilities are marked by large disparities in Sustainable Development Goal indicators. These include increased likelihood of experiencing poverty, hunger, poor health, and unemployment, and greater likelihood of encountering barriers to education and literacy, clean water and sanitation, energy, and information technology. Overall, persons with disabilities experience greater inequalities, and this is particularly experienced by women and girls with disabilities. The COVID-19 pandemic and other disasters have highlighted the gaps in equality and consequent vulnerability of this population. Global disability data have improved dramatically during the decade from 2010 to 2020 with the advent of standardized disability question sets (Washington Group) and model surveys (Model Disability Survey). New studies from the Global South and North identify areas and strategies for interventions that can effectively advance the Sustainable Development Goals. This call-to-action outlines strategies for increasing visibility and improving wellbeing of persons with disabilities, particularly in the Global South. Increased visibility of the disability population within the global public health community can be achieved through active engagement of persons with disabilities. Improved collection of disability data and routine analysis by disability status can provide information vital to planning and policies. A twin-track approach can provide direction for interventions—inclusion in mainstream programs where possible, use of disability-specific and rehabilitation approaches where necessary. The article ends by outlining ways that multiple roles can increase the inclusion of persons with disabilities in global public health.

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Editor's Note

Regions & Cohesion ◽

10.3167/reco.2018.080101 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. v-vi

Author(s):

Harlan Koff ◽

Carmen Maganda

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Sustainable Development ◽

Regional Integration ◽

Comparative Research ◽

Sustainable Development Goals ◽

Water Security ◽

Health Food ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Development Goals ◽

Passionate Debate

The following question was asked during the 2017 International Conference of the Consortium for Comparative Research on Regional Integration and Social Cohesion (RISC) on “Integrated and Coherent Sustainable Development”: “If forced to choose one of the Sustainable Development Goals [SDGs] to prioritize, which would it be?” Of course, this provocation elicited numerous responses, and passionate debate as each of the SDGs is worthy and the policy community supporting sustainable development is heterogeneous, including stakeholders who are implicated in discussions on the environment, human rights, public health, food security, water security, gender equality, and so on. None of the responses forwarded can be considered “wrong.”

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Application of IoT in Healthcare: Keys to Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals

Sensors ◽

10.3390/s21072330 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (7) ◽

pp. 2330

Author(s):

Ángeles Verdejo Espinosa ◽

José Luis Lopez Ruiz ◽

Francisco Mata Mata ◽

Macarena Espinilla Estevez

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Energy Efficiency ◽

Sustainable Development ◽

Internet Of Things ◽

Sustainable Development Goals ◽

The Internet ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Iot Applications ◽

Development Goals ◽

The Internet Of Things

We live in complex times in the health, social, political, and energy spheres, and we must be aware of and implement new trends in intelligent social health systems powered by the Internet of Things (IoT). Sustainable development, energy efficiency, and public health are interrelated parameters that can transform a system or an environment for the benefit of people and the planet. The integration of sensors and smart devices should promote energy efficiency and ensure that sustainable development goals are met. This work is carried out according to a mixed approach, with a literature review and an analysis of the impact of the Sustainable Development Goals on the applications of the Internet of Things and smart systems. In the analysis of results, the following questions are answered about these systems and applications: (a) Are IoT applications key to the improvement of people’s health and the environment? (b) Are there research and case studies implemented in cities or territories that demonstrate the effectiveness of IoT applications and their benefits to public health? (c) What sustainable development indicators and objectives can be assessed in the applications and projects analyzed?

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Regional Status Report 2020: Preventing and Responding to Violence against Children in the Americas

10.37774/9789275122938 ◽

2020 ◽

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Sustainable Development Goals ◽

Status Report ◽

Evidence Based ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Violence Against Children ◽

Depth Analysis ◽

Development Goals ◽

First Time ◽

Global Strategies

Violence against children is widespread in the Region of the Americas and it takes many different, equally unacceptable forms. This report is a major milestone for the Region, because it is the first of its kind. It specifically builds on and is informed by the momentum of INSPIRE: Seven Strategies to End Violence Against Children, a technical package of seven strategies based on the best available evidence and with the highest potential to end violence against all children. The report provides a more in-depth analysis of strategies and approaches to prevent and respond to violence against children in the Americas. Being in line with the commitment made by Member States to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and multiple regional and global strategies, attention to this topic is timely. Its importance is further underlined by the fact that it is the first time that governments are self-reporting on their work to address violence against children in line with the evidence-based strategies of INSPIRE. The report comes at unprecedented times, as the COVID-19 pandemic has created a new urgency for action on violence against children. This report offers a baseline of effort in the Region to prevent and respond to violence against all children everywhere.

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Building on a decade of progress in water, sanitation and hygiene to control, eliminate and eradicate neglected tropical diseases

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene ◽

10.1093/trstmh/trab001 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 115 (2) ◽

pp. 185-187

Author(s):

Sophie Boisson ◽

Leah Wohlgemuth ◽

Aya Yajima ◽

Genandrialine Peralta ◽

Nebe Obiageli ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development Goals ◽

Neglected Tropical Diseases ◽

Tropical Diseases ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

The Past ◽

Road Map ◽

2030 Agenda ◽

Sanitation And Hygiene ◽

Development Goals ◽

Collaborative Efforts

Abstract Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) are essential for the control and elimination of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). The forthcoming NTD road map ‘Ending the neglect to attain the Sustainable Development Goals: a road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021–2030’ encourages cross-sectoral collaboration and includes cross-cutting targets on WASH. This commentary reflects on collaborative efforts between the NTD and WASH sectors over the past years and encourages strengthened partnerships to support the new road map and achieve the 2030 agenda ambition of leaving no one behind.

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