Leaving no one behind A critical discussion with regards to Sustainable Development Goals, specific health risks, and international responses through strategic actions’

Leaving no one behind A critical discussion with regards to Sustainable Development Goals, specific health risks, and international responses through strategic actions’

Introduction The central focus for the transformative promise of the 2030 agenda for sustainable development goals focuses on the slogan leave no one behind, as such this represents unrivaled commitment by all UN member countries to end poverty end exclusion reduce inequalities and vulnerabilities that leave behind and compromise the intellectual abilities of individuals and humanity in general1 .in a bid to live to the promise of the sustainable development goals, the member states are guided by a special select multi-agency task force mandated to support them in operationalization of the “leaving no one behind “pledge in their development planning. The provided guide came with a framework with a step by step approach in the operationalization of the leave no one behind pledge, adaptation and employing relevant tools of assessment of who is left behind-why, root causes and prioritization of solutions , tracking and monitoring progress and ensuring follow up and review2 the adapted steps included answering the questions who, is left behind, why they are left behind, what should be done how to measure and monitor progress , how to advance accountability on leaving no one behind and meaningful engagement of all stakeholders. Leaving no one behind is thus a n effort to reduce the gap that exist among the nations of the world, societies within the nations and individual persons, as such creates a platform for the implementation of the 2030 agenda which together with the pledge leave no one behind are fundamentally rooted in long standing commitments with member states to human rights and the principals of equality and nondiscrimination. ▪ reduction of inequalities and social security in ▪ Diverse ways to build social protection 1 Google scholar 2 Leaving No one behind in implementing the 2030 agenda for sustainable development goals: Roma inclusion in Europe’’ UNDP 2017 ▪ Reduction of the in-equality gap ▪ Creation of a framework for enhancement of gender and poverty integration ▪ Good health and well-being One of the essential goals in sustainable development is good health the interlink between good health and sustainable development goals is well articulated in the 2030 Agenda on sustainable development goals. The SDG3 takes cognizance of the widening economic and social inequalities, rapid urbanization threats to the climate and environment, the burden of HIV, and other infectious diseases and emerging challenges including that of non-communicable diseases.to achieve SDG3, universal health coverage will be integral coupled with ending poverty and reducing inequalities health for all must focus on the ‘last mile’ in order to realize the dream of not leaving anyone behind. In the wake of devastating effects of COVID-19, the climate change crisis and rising inequality among various cohorts of the population and regions are not evenly distributed, but they rather they are interconnected and so must our response be. To that end, world leadership must commit to strengthening and broadening its partnerships. Only then can the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 through a determined Decade of Action be realized thus ensuring a just society, that accords dignity to all people and ensures a healthy planet3 . Good health for the entire population is therefore an essential component of the global goals in spite of the gains in the past decade in which life expectancy has improved, health inequalities seem to continue taking precedence, the widening gap between the rich and the poor persists in 3 Annualreport.undp.org- internet source accessed March 10th, 2022 most lo and middle-income countries particularly in the sub-Saharan Africa, while the prospects for future health depend increasingly on the relative new processes of globalization. Discussion. According to the world health organization, commercial determinants of health are private sector related factors that affects people’s health positively of negatively, for example an emergence of cancer cases as a result of a lead processing plant in a neighborhood is an example of a negative implication of a private sector activity to the health of the population, WHO asserts that corporate activities shape the physical and social environments in which people work, live play learn and love, both positively and negatively.overrally commercial determinants of health are the conditions, actions and omissions by corporates that affect health. Most production entities tend to lean to profiteering to the expense of the health of the population, for instance multinationals that produce refined sugary and salty foods have led to the increase in non-communicable diseases across the world, it is suspected that the novel corona virus that was first identified in the Hubei province of China arose from the products of the wet market at Wuhan, companies producing cigarettes and the practice of smoking has led to devastating health pr