Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0) - Integrated Science for Sustainable Development Goal 3

This contributed volume offers and interdisciplinary view on several topics related to related to the Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG 3). These targets mainly involve reducing maternal mortality, ending preventable deaths under five years of age, fighting communicable diseases, e.g., tuberculosis, HIV, malaria, hepatitis B, and neglected tropical diseases, reducing mortality from non-communicable diseases, e.g., cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, and suicide, and promoting mental health, prevention and treatment of substance abuse, reducing road injuries and deaths, universal access to sexual and reproductive care, family planning and education, achieving universal health coverage, reducing illnesses and deaths from hazardous chemicals and pollution, implementation of the who framework convention on tobacco control, supporting research, development and universal access to affordable vaccines and medicines, increasing health financing and supporting health workforce in developing countries, improving early warning systems for global health risks.