A Concise Approach to Health and Sustainable Development

Abstract

The developmental pace of human civilization can be sustained through quality healthcare services, along with an accelerated rate of economic growth, by raising the perception of sustainability in society. The World Health Organization, in this context, defines the term ‘health’ as a ‘particular state of human beings where three parameters of well-being, namely physical, psychological, and social function, are simultaneously provided without the existence of any diseases.’ It is undeniable that the progress of human society can be nourished only through fulfilling the goal of ending poverty and inequality. As sustainable development contributes a major part to human development, priority should be given to environmental protection. However, the dismal fact is that in many third-world as well as second-world countries, humans are still victims of discriminating factors grounded in worldwide socio-economic settings. The injustice and inequalities against them for a long period produce a detrimental retrogression of their health. In this connection, the physical and mental well-being of humans demands a lot of attention for attaining sustainable development throughout the world according to SD-Goal-3.