Title: 1. Health and the Millennium Development Goals
Abstract: Health occupies centre stage in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This resource provides a brief outline of the historic background to the increasing cooperation of global players over the 2nd half of the 20th Century. The movement began after World War II, progressed to the health commitments stated in the Alma-Ata Declaration of 1978 and culminated in the MDGs of 2000.In 2000 the global community made an historic commitment: to eradicate extreme poverty and improve the health and welfare of the world’s poorest people within 15 years. The commitment was set forth in the Millennium Declaration which was signed by 189 countries. Derived from it are eight time-bound goals, known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).The MDGs have gained widespread acceptance in rich and poor countries alike because they are seen to provide an overarching framework for development efforts as well as benchmarks against which to judge success. Fulfilment of the MDGs has a target date of 2015.This resource will discuss the MDGs that are directly related to health. Other Goals which are indirectly linked, but depend on health for their progress, will also be mentioned. Themes covered include:• Health aspects of Millennium Development Goals;• General progress on fulfilling the MDGs;• The core elements of the WHO’s strategy for achieving the MDGsAspects of analysing MDG progress, cost-effectiveness of MDG health interventions, policy making and mobilising resources are considered in a separate Learning Resource
Publication Year: 2008
Publication Date: 2008-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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