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3.5.1b Persons indicating a need for treatment in the past year

3.5.1b Persons indicating a need for treatment in the past year

Country 2016
Jamaica 28,297

Source: National Household Survey 2016
Data Producing Entities/ Custodian: National Council on Drug Abuse
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3.5.1b Persons indicating a need for treatment in the past year in the Sustainable Development Goals

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3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Ensuring healthy lives and promoting the well-being for all at all ages is essential to sustainable development. Significant strides have been made in increasing life expectancy and reducing some of the common killers associated with child and maternal mortality. Major progress has been made on increasing access to clean water and sanitation, reducing malaria, tuberculosis, polio and the spread of HIV/AIDS. However, many more efforts are needed to fully eradicate a wide range of diseases and address many different persistent and emerging health issues.

Related 3.5.1b Persons indicating a need for treatment in the past year Targets

3.5

Strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including narcotic drug abuse and harmful use of alcohol