The final project that we were given for this module was to create an app that showcases one Sustainable Development Goal. We were given the option to design it for either 10 year old children, or undergraduate university students in which I chose university students. Accompanying the app we were to create brand guidelines and a style tile.
I started off this project by doing some online research on SDG’s. They weren’t something that I was familiar with so I wanted to understand them better, their purpose and goal so that I could then choose one that I was passionate about. Sustainable development goals are goals that the United Nations have set to aid and bring about peace and prosperity to all nations worldwide. There are 17 goals in total, but this project only requires me to choose one, so I will be taking a brief look at all of them before choosing one that I will research in detail. The United Nations website provides extensive information on each SDG, and looking at this website down below is the SDG I have chosen.
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THE 17 GOALS | Sustainable Development
The purpose of this goal is to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all ages. To me this is a very important goal as there are so many countries where basic health and hygiene standards aren’t getting met, and this means that people are getting sick and dying early. This goal tries to stop and prevent this, and they have different specific targets that will help them reach this goal as a whole. The targets are as follows:
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 Organisation 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 non-communicable 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.