Safeguarding the world has been a collective effort of governmental and nongovernmental organizations across the globe over the years. In 2015, new global goals were agreed to by 191 member states of the United Nations and these goals builds on the Millenium Development Goals (MDG) (WHO, 2016b). The 2015 global formulation and agreement to implement the new laudable global goals called Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) is a good step in the right direction to make the world a conducive place to live now and in the future. The SDG is made up of 17 goals branched into 169 targets and 2030 is the year marked for the deadline for achieving these worthy goals. The main objectives of the SDG are to end poverty, safeguard the globe and to promote …show more content…
Snedeker, et al. (2012) in their study show that even some of the Canadian public health Inspectors do not have adequate knowledge about zoonotic diseases. A study done in Tanzania also shows the need to emphasise zoonotic diseases in Medical School curriculum (John, Kazwala, and Mfinanga, 2008) Moreover, it is surprising that health workers could have such a significant lacuna of knowledge of zoonotic diseases in a developed country; how much more the general public. Educating the population about zoonotic diseases is one strategy that is primary preventive and would make the people undergo behavioural changes and the best way to avoid being infected (WHO, 2016c) (RHIhub, 2016). There should be inclusion of subjects on zoonotic diseases and preventive measures in the school curriculum from elementary to the university. Educating pupils and students about zoonotic diseases would lead to positive behavioural changes against zoonotic disease prevention. The knowledge is more likely to live with them for the rest of their lives. Also, dissemination of information about the prevention of zoonotic diseases should be a continuous sponsored program on various communication media; radio, television and the social