Everyone deserves the right to be physically and mentally healthy. It's why
the UN have made good health and wellbeing for all a global priority.
Health is defined in a variety of ways. When we get a check-up with a doctor,
things like our weight, our behavior, and our genetics are important. We measure
the health of communities and nations by talking about things like life
expectancy, number of doctors and nurses, mortality rates, and the cost of medicine.
But what does a healthy country look like? If you want to live beyond the age
of 80, you should think of moving to Italy. One of the largest countries in
Europe, it's officially the healthiest country in the world. Why is that?
Italians live on a healthy Mediterranean diet consisting of fresh fruit,
vegetables, fish, dairy products ,olive oil, and red wine. They eat pizza, too, but
everything in moderation. Italians have access to free health care, clean water,
and education, and the number of doctors working there is high. But it's not the
same everywhere. Unhealthy habits can have a negative effect on our health and
well-being. When we eat unhealthy foods, drink too much alcohol, and smoke
cigarettes, we can become sick with non-communicable conditions like obesity and
heart disease. But our health and well-being is also subject to change
from external forces. Unhealthy infrastructure like poor sanitation and
lack of clean running water can lead to the spread of communicable diseases like
malaria, diarrhea, and flu- some of the leading causes of death in developing
countries. And under-resourced, mismanaged health care systems can worsen the
spread of non-communicable diseases because they don't have the doctors and
nurses to treat patients or the money to pay for medicine. And in countries where
health care is not free, lots of people cannot afford to pay for
the care they need. But it's not all bad news. In fact, the
signs are good! Between the years of 2000 and 2015, global life expectancy
increased by five years.
That's because governments are
partnering with health organizations everywhere to invest in better
infrastructure, trained doctors and nurses, and eradicate diseases like polio.
In countries like Uganda, professional midwives are giving more women access to
safe delivery during pregnancy, and in research hospitals all around the world
scientists are working on new vaccines and cures. Our health is connected to the
health of everyone on the planet because illnesses know no borders; but neither do
cures. If we pay attention to our own health and well-being we can make the
world a happier, healthier, more prosperous place.
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