Intro to Global Health

Australia’s journey towards achieving food security is definitely a priority, however, it is also an intricate process. Unfortunately, this country has yet been successful on their mission to end hunger, also known as SDG 2 Zero Hunger. As stated by Natures Sustainability, “Although we find that Australia is off-track to achieve the SDGs by 2030, considerable progress is possible by altering Australia’s development trajectory”(2019). According to the SDG Index and Dashboards Report 2016, Australia has suffered the most in prevalence of adult obesity when analyzing SDG 2 in detail. As stated by the United Nations Association of Australia, the country has plans to, “Close the gaps Food security, Agricultural management, nourishment and human health” (2017). Australia plans to partner with private sectors, investing in their citizens, and promoting prosperity in order to successfully accomplish the sustainable development goals. As mention by WHO, "Implementation and success will r...

The path towards changing our world has been a difficult one. Not many countries are where we wished they would be and in order to reach our expectations a lot is needed. According to SDG Knowledge Hub, "The ‘Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report 2019’ finds that for more than half of the SDGs, progress is either heading in the wrong direction or has stagnated" (2019). As accurately stated by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, “North-East Asia is ahead of other regions in Asia and the Pacific in achieving many of the SDGs, however, inequality remains a major challenge” (2019). Unfortunately, “Little progress has been made on SDG 2 (zero hunger), SDG 10 (reduced inequalities), SDG 13 (climate action), SDG 14 (life below water), SDG 15 (life on land) and SDG 16 (peace, justice and strong institutions)” (SDG Knowledge Hub, 2019).                                 ...