Intro to Global Health

                                                        Photo by  Ksenia Makagonova  on  Unsplash                       Canada is a work in progress in regard to meeting the sustainable development goals by 2030. According to Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), "Ranks Canada 20th out of 162 countries in terms of sustainable development" (SDG Report, 2019). Although they are in the top 12 percentile, "Canada has attained an overall high standard of social and economic development, three million Canadians still struggle to satisfy their basic needs" (United Nations, 2018). In other words, they have a long way to go in order to reach the expectations of the SDGs. So far, Canada has shown the best improvements for quality education (SDG 4), and affordable and clean...

                                                       Photo by  Katherine Gu  on  Unsplash The United Nations have set ideal expectations of where these countries should be, however, it seems the sustainable development goals will not be met as desired. Unforeseen circumstances, such as the current pandemic, have the possibility of causing any current progress to come to a complete stop. Russia is one of the many countries who have joined forces in hopes of meeting these goals and is on track. One of their major disadvantages, however, is their extreme conditions of poverty. This extreme poverty will only make it more difficult to accomplish SDG 2, and end hunger. According to The United Nations , "Since 2001 there has been a steady downward trend in the share of poor people, specifically due to the effects of economic developme...

                                             Photo by Bill Wegener on Unsplash The path towards achieving the sustainable development goals has been a difficult one. It requires complete dedication of these countries and they must make it their priority in order for them to be successful. Achieving these goals, specifically goal 2 to end hunger, will be very beneficial for their residents. For example, "Chronic undernutrition puts children at greater risk of dying from common infections, increases the frequency and severity of infections, and contributes to delayed recovery" (United Nations, 2020). Fortunately, “The Government of Honduras is committed to implementing the 2030 Agenda and has established a process to facilitate the participation of government institutions, sectoral cabinets, cooperation agencies, private sector, local government and other actors to ...