The WHO lists the top 10 health threats in 2019

[19659002] High rates of childhood obesity relate to high blood pressure. WHO [photo: Marcello Casal Jr./Arquivo/Agncia Brasil]

Epidemics of vaccine-preventable diseases, high rates of childhood obesity and sedentary living, as well as the health consequences of pollution, climate change and humanitarian crises. list of the top 10 health threats in 2019 published this week by the World Health Organization (WHO)

The organization is planning a five-year strategic plan to ensure that that an extra billion people benefit from access to health and universal health coverage, be protected from health emergencies and that one billion enjoys better health and safety. a better well-being

Salt WHO, the organization and its partners will have to pay more attention to the following problems this year:

Air Pollution and Climate Change

The World Organization Health estimates that nine out of ten people breathe air every day. . Microscopic pollutants can enter the respiratory and circulatory systems, damaging the lungs, heart and brain, resulting in the premature death of 7 million people each year from diseases such as cancer, stroke and disease. cardiovascular and pulmonary.

Chronic Diseases

Entity data show that chronic noncommunicable diseases, such as diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascular disease, account for more than 70% of all deaths worldwide. 41 million people. This includes 15 million people who die prematurely (aged 30 to 69), of which over 85% die prematurely in low- and middle-income countries.

Pandemic Influenza

The world is facing another influenza pandemic – the only thing you do not know when you arrive and how serious it is.

Scenarios of Fragility and Vulnerability

The organization pointed out that more than 1.6 billion people – 22% of the world's population – live in areas of protracted crises (a combination of factors such as drought, famine, conflict and displacement) and more fragile health services.

Antimicrobial Resistance

Antimicrobial Resistance – Ability of bacteria, parasites, viruses, and fungi to resist drugs such as antibiotics and antivirals – The WHO threatens to return the drug. humanity at a time when it could not easily treat infections such as pneumonia, tuberculosis, gonorrhea and salmonellosis. "The inability to prevent infections can seriously compromise surgical procedures and treatments such as chemotherapy," he warned.

Ebola

Last year, the Democratic Republic of Congo experienced two outbreaks of Ebola, which spread to cities with more than 1 million people. One of the affected provinces is also in an active conflict zone. In December, representatives from the public health, animal health, transport and tourism sectors called on WHO and its partners to consider 2019 as a "year of action for health emergencies. "

Primary Health Care

Health systems with primary care are clbadified by the entity as necessary for the achievement of universal health coverage. However, many countries do not have adequate primary health care facilities. In October 2018, all member countries pledged to renew their commitment to primary health care, formalized in the 1978 Alma-Ata Declaration.

Immunization

According to the WHO reluctance or refusal to vaccinate, despite the availability of doses, threatens to reverse progress in the fight against vaccine-preventable diseases. Measles, for example, has seen a 30% increase in the number of cases worldwide. "[A vacina] is one of the most cost-effective ways of preventing disease – currently, between 2 and 3 million deaths are prevented each year," said WHO.

Dengue

A large number of cases of dengue usually recorded during the rainy season in Bangladesh and India.WHO data show that the number of cases is currently increasing and that the disease is spreading in less tropical and temperate countries such as Nepal, where about 40% of the world's population is at risk of contracting the virus, or about 390 million infections per year.

HIV

According to the organization, despite the progress made, the AIDS epidemic continues to spread worldwide, resulting in the deaths of nearly one million people each year HIV / AIDS and more than 70 million people infected since the beginning. about 35 million people died. At present, approximately 37 million people living with HIV in the world. Adolescent girls and young women (aged 15 to 24) are an increasingly affected group, accounting for one in four HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa