As 2015 approaches and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) expire, the global health community is discussing the options for the next set of international goals for health. In the current set of MDGs, there are multiple goals that directly and indirectly relate to health (see below). Today, there is some worry that the next set […]
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Martin Carroll: Time is running out to achieve the Millennium Development Goals
To many observers in 2000, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) seemed to herald a new era in efforts to improve the lives of those living with poverty, disease, and hunger. A historic agreement between all 193 United Nations member states, the MDGs pledged to overcome the obstacles to human development in the 21st century, which […]