Maintaining the appropriate health status is one of the most challenging global initiatives. Therefore, such organizations as UNICEF, UNAIDS, and WHO develop programs to overcome issues. Their policies are mostly oriented on children, thereby emphasizing the importance of good health in future generations (UNICEF, n.d.). They are complemented by plans intended for all citizens, including global AIDS strategy and health emergencies (Global AIDS strategy, n.d.; World Health Organization, n.d.). However, their work is insufficient without a clear focus on particular aspects, and one of the examples of specific actions is the national vaccination plan, which faces the unwillingness of people to participate.
The problem is related to the lack of responsibility of families and the understanding of accompanying risks. Hence, the current target regarding this situation is informing parents about the consequences of their choices for children (Tan & Rothstein, 2013). Nevertheless, these actions proved to be inefficient since most people still refuse to vaccinate them. This fact leads to the necessity to improve the national vaccine plan aimed at addressing the problem (U.S. national vaccine plan, n.d.). For this, the results are being evaluated by weekly reports (“Immunization,” n.d.). In this way, organizations’ efforts seem to be optimal for addressing the case.
Another issue related to global health is the accessibility of medical services to all population groups. The necessity to ensure access to primary health care is highlighted by WHO policies (World Health Organization, n.d.). It is especially applicable to the need to vaccinate children and included in the main provisions of corresponding documents published by the American Academy of Pediatrics (Tan & Rothstein, 2013). This problem is addressed by its policies and world organizations’ programs but does not seem to be adequately addressed since it is not their principal focus.
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Immunization MMVRs. (n.d.). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web.
Tan, T., & Rothstein, E. (2013). Documenting parental refusal to have their children vaccinated. American Academy of Pediatrics. Web.
U.S. national vaccine plan. (n.d.). U.S. Department of Health and Human Sciences. Web.
What we do. (n.d.). UNICEF. Web.
What we do. (n.d.). World Health Organization. Web.