SWOT Analysis of 2 Sustainable Development Goals in Australian Context

Goal Target Strength Weakness Opportunity Threat

HIV diagnoses “In 2015-16, nearly “Educating people with the
3.3 – “by in Australia is 400,000 people were facts on communicable
2030, end the the lowest in hospitalised as a result of diseases, immunisation, anti
epidemics of almost 20 years infection with a microbial
AIDS, due to communicable disease” resistance and travel health”
Latest threat:
tuberculosis, increased (DHAG, n.d.). (DHAG, n.d.).
“Coronavirus (COVID-
malaria and prevention
19) – The World Health
neglected measures, Communicable diseases “Providing free
Organization has
tropical earlier testing caused about 6,300 immunisations as listed in
announced that COVID-
diseases and and treatment deaths in 2015” (DHAG, the National Immunisation
19 is a pandemic”
combat (Department of n.d.). Program Schedule” (DHAG,
(DAHG, n.d.a).
hepatitis, Health, n.d.).
Goal 3: Good Health and Well- water-borne Australian
SARS, MERS, Ebola
Being diseases and Government “Coordination of national
virus and Zika virus are
other [DHAG], n.d.). prevention and response
examples of the current
communicable activities through
known threats (AMA,
“Ensure healthy lives and diseases” the Communicable
2017).
promote well-being for all at all (SDGA, n.d.a) Diseases Network Australia,
According to DHAG
ages” (Sustainable in collaboration with state
(2018):
Development Goals Australia and territory health
[SDGA], n.d.a). departments” (DHAG, n.d.).
Foodborne diseases
Graph: (DHAG, 2019) “Classifying some diseases
Emergence of
as notifiable
In 2009, there is a view antimicrobial resistant
diseases through the
that Australian bacteria
National Notifiable Disease
Government was not able List, an instrument under
to provide effective
communicable disease the National Health Security Sexually transmitted
responses for people to Act 2007” (DHAG, n.d.). diseases
combat H1N1 Influenza A
pandemic (Australian “Reporting of notifiable Vectorborne diseases
Medical Association diseases to our National
[AMA], 2017). Notifiable Diseases Vaccine preventable
Surveillance System, in diseases.
order to better understand
these diseases and the
threat to public health, which
enables us to respond to
incidents of these diseases
more effectively” (DHAG,
n.d.).

“Collecting, analysing and

Map: (DHAG, 2019) reporting this information
from sentinel and
laboratory surveillance
systems” (DHAG, n.d.).
 4.2 – “by 78% of children 22% 0f children in Funded Four-Year-Old According to Lamb,
2030, ensure in Australia are Australia are missing out. Kindergarten access for all Jackson, Walstab, and
that all girls developmentally children in Australia who Huo (2015):
and boys on track in all turn four by 30th April in theBoys are 1.82 times
have access AEDC domains year they start kindergarten more likely to miss this
to quality early on entry to (Department of Education milestone than girls
childhood school (Lamb, and Training [DET], mainly due to the social
development, Jackson, Victorian Government, and emotional
care and pre- Walstab, & Huo, 2019). measures of school
primary 2015). readiness. Indigenous
education so Rolling out funded Three- learners are 2.07 times
that they are Year-Old Kindergarten more likely to miss the
ready for access for all children in milestone than non-
Infographic: (Lamb,
primary Victoria who turn three by Indigenous learners
Goal 4: Quality Education Jackson, Walstab & Huo,
education” th
30 April in the year they Learners in the lowest
2015, p.90)
(SDGA, n.d.). start kindergarten by 2020 socio-economic quintile
(DET, 2019). are 2.08 times more
“Ensure inclusive and likely to miss out than
equitable quality education  Early Start Kindergarten learners in the highest
and promote lifelong gives Aboriginal or Torres socio-economic quintile
opportunities for all” (SDGA, Strait Islander children or/ Learners who does not
n.d.b) and children whose families meet the milestone at
have had contact with Child school entry engage
Protection (or been referred with the education
to Child FIRST) 15 hours of system later than those
Table: (Lamb, Jackson, free or low-cost kindergarten who meet.
Walstab & Huo, 2015, a week (DET, 2019).
p.6)
Koorie Kids Shine program
provide free access to
kindergarten for Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander
children (DET, 2019)
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