The question asks to identify which of the listed health indicators was NOT included as part of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Evaluating MDG Health Indicators
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were a set of eight goals adopted by the United Nations in 2000, with a deadline of 2015. Several goals focused on health improvements.
Analyzing the Options:
- Option 1: Maternal mortality ratio - This was a key indicator under MDG 5 (Improve maternal health), specifically Target 5.A.
- Option 2: Under five mortality rate - This was a primary indicator under MDG 4 (Reduce child mortality), specifically Target 4.A.
- Option 3: Malaria death rate per 100,000 children (0 - 4 years of age) - MDG 6 (Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases) addressed malaria. While specific metrics varied, malaria was a focus area.
- Option 4: T.B. death rate per 100,000 children (0 - 4 years of age) - MDG 6 also addressed tuberculosis. The official MDG indicators included general incidence, prevalence, and death rates for TB, along with treatment completion rates. However, a specific breakdown of the T.B. death rate exclusively for children aged 0-4 years was not listed as a primary, distinct indicator within the official MDG framework, unlike the more direct inclusion of maternal mortality, under-five mortality, and specific malaria-related child metrics.
Conclusion on MDG Inclusion
Based on the official list of Millennium Development Goals and their specific indicators, the T.B. death rate per 100,000 children (0 - 4 years of age) is the indicator that was not explicitly defined or tracked as a primary MDG metric.
Important Questions from Health
- The statement, "Health is a dynamic equilibrium between man and environment and disease a maladjust- ment of the human organism to environment" explains which one of the following concepts of health?
- Which of the following indicators stand consolidated in Physical Quality of Life Index (PQLI) ?
1. Infant mortality
2. Life expectancy at age one
3. Per capita income
4. Literacy
Select the correct answer using the code given below : Keeping biological determinants in perspective, consider the following statements:
1. Presence of a normal karyotype is the first requisite for human health
2. Genetic screening can play an important role in prevention of wide spectrum of diseases
3. If an individual is allowed to live in healthy relationship with the environment, the
person's genetic potentialities can transform into phenotypic realities
Which of the above statements is/are correct?- Physical Quality of life consolidates which of the following indicators?
1. Infant Mortality Rate
2. Life expectancy at birth
3. Literacy
4. Per capita income
5. Mean years of schooling
6. Life expectancy at age one
Select the correct answer using the code given below: Which of the following statements regarding Physical Quality of Life Index (PQLI) are correct?
1. It consolidates infant mortality, life expectancy at age one, and literacy
2. It does not measure economic growth but measures the result of economic policies
3. For each component, the performance of individual countries is placed on a scale of 0-100
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
