SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

SDG # 3

Good Health and Well-Being
Good health and well-being focus on ensuring that everyone has access to quality health care and lives a healthy life. Both are essential for individuals, families, and communities to thrive. By promoting healthy habits and providing access to healthcare services, we can help learners thrive and reach their full potential. LPU-Laguna also is a safe space for learner to talk about mental health, reducing stigma and encouraging open conversations.

Target Indicators

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

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 1,000 live births and under-5 mortality to at least as low as 25 per 1,000 live births.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

3.B Support the research and development of vaccines and medicines for the communicable and noncommunicable 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 the provisions in the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights regarding flexibilities to protect public health, and, in particular, provide access to medicines for all.

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

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.

As an educational institution, LPU-Laguna currently works on the following projects, activities, and initiatives for SDG # 3:

NSTP "Healthy Hands, Happy Tummies" Seminar Empowers Young Residents of Barangay Lingga with Healthy Habits
NSTP 2 "Brush Brush Brush 3x a Day" Campaign: Cultivating Oral Health Habits at Makiling Elementary School
Tawag ng Habag: A Gift of Joy and Care for the Elderly
Mental Health Seminar
Autism Awareness Month
Stress Management
Supporting Fights Against HIV & AIDS
Bringing Clarity, One Eye at a Time
First Aid Training
A Drop of Blood, A Lifeline for Many