Tanmai KhannaAIR 61 · CSE 2022 · 158 wordsTheir whole copy
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The Sustainable Development Goals are a set of 17 Goals to aim for by the end of this decade. Several are related to health:
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→ SDG 3 is about health, of the mind, body and soul.
→ SDG 5 is about women's health and ensuring equality of genders.
→ SDG 6 is about sanitation, hygiene and water availability - essential components of health.
→ SDG 16 is about tackling illegal trafficking, which is catastrophic for health of the victims.
The government has several initiatives for these:
→ Ayushman Bharat: includes creation of Health & Wellness Centres as well as insurance under PM JAY.
→ tele-medicine under e-sanjeevani as well as mental health consultations due to ill effects of the pandemic.
→ Swachh Bharat Yojana and the Jal Shakti Abhiyaan to ensure the availability of water and eliminate open defecation.
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These schemes have had marvellous successes in tackling these challenges, bringing us closer to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.