04.03.02. (How) does the policy reflect aspects of the sustainable development goals? | Hong Kong SAR

04.03.02. (How) does the policy reflect aspects of the sustainable development goals? | Hong Kong SAR

18 Aug 2022

The Mental Health Review Report (MHRR) and the Elderly Services Programme Plan (ESPP) can reflect one of the sustainable development goals, which is “Goal 3 – Good health and well-being: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages”. This emphasises on putting more efforts to fully eradicate a wide range of non-communicable diseases and address the growing burden of different health issues, including child health, maternal health, HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases. Two of the 13 targets stated in Goal 3 are related to MHRR and ESPP (United Nations, n.d.).

  • “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.”
  • “Strengthen the capacity of all countries, in particular developing countries, for early warning, risk reduction and management of national and global health risks.”
References:

United Nations. (n.d.). Good Health and Well-Being: Why it Matters.