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Table 3 SDG3 - ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages: targets and factors likely to influence attainment of health-related goals

From: The potential of health literacy to address the health related UN sustainable development goal 3 (SDG3) in Nepal: a rapid review

Health related of SDG 3: ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Factors influencing the attainment of targets

3.1 By 2030, reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births

Income and Cost

 - Cost of Services

3.2 By 2030, end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age, with all countries aiming to reduce neonatal mortality to at least as low as 12 per 1000 live births and under-5 mortality to at least as low as 25 per 1,000 live births

 - Cost of Transport

 - Income status

 - Employment status

3.3 By 2030, end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases

 - Socioeconomic status

Culture and gender

 - Gender roles/discrimination

3.4 By 2030, reduce by one third premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-being

 - Cultural norms of women involvement in decision making

 - Men’s involvement in women's health

 - Womens' autonomy

3.5 Strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including narcotic drug abuse and harmful use of alcohol

 - Spousal support

Knowledge and Education

3.6 By 2020, halve the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents

 - Education status

 - Knowledge of services

3.7 By 2030, ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services, including for family planning, information and education, and the integration of reproductive health into national strategies and programmes

 - Knowledge of health problems

 - Knowledge of hazards

 - Knowledge of Economic burden

3.8 Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health-care services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all

 - Access to good quality information

Quality of services

3.9 By 2030, substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, water and soil pollution and contamination

 - Health system responsiveness

 - Infrastructure

3.a Strengthen the implementation of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in all countries, as appropriate

 - Availability of Services

 - Communication skills of staff

3.b Support the research and development of vaccines and medicines for the communicable and non-communicable Diseases that primarily affect developing countries, provide access to affordable essential medicines and vaccines, in accordance with the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health, which affirms the right of developing countries to use to the full extent the provisions in the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) regarding flexibility to protect public health, and in particular provide access to medicines for all

 - Health worker’s attitude

 - Human resources for health

 - Technical/Managerial competence of staff

 - Policy and its implementation

 - Policy communication with people

 - Privacy/Confidentiality

3.c Substantially increase health financing and the recruitment, development, training, and retention of the health workforce in developing countries, especially in the least-developed countries and developing small island states

 - Satisfaction regarding healthcare

3.d Strengthen the capacity of all countries, in particular developing countries, for early warning, risk reduction, and management of national and global health risks