Health in the Millennium Development Goals

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Summary: The report, Health and the Millennium Development Goals, presents data on progress on the health goals and targets and looks beyond the numbers to analyse why improvements in health have been slow and to suggest what must be done to change this. The report points to weak and inequitable health systems as a key obstacle, including particularly a crisis in health personnel and the urgent need for sustainable health financing.

The report, Health and the Millennium Development Goals, presents data on progress on the health goals and targets and looks beyond the numbers to analyse why improvements in health have been slow and to suggest what must be done to change this. The report points to weak and inequitable health systems as a key obstacle, including particularly a crisis in health personnel and the urgent need for sustainable health financing.

Building up and strengthening health systems is vital if more progress is to be made towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new report. Unless urgent investments are made in health systems, current rates of progress will not be sufficient to meet most of the Goals.

Key Recommendations of Health in the Millennium Development Goals:

  • To strengthen health systems and ensure they are equitable.
  • To ensure that health is prioritized within overall development and economic policies.
  • To develop health strategies that respond to the diverse and evolving needs of countries.
  • To mobilize needed resources for health in poor countries.
  • To improve the quality of health data.
 

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Measuring progress
Measuring progress towards the Health Millennium Development Goals
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MDG report
Health in the Millennium Development Goals
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The High-Level Forum on the Health Millennium Development Goals is coordinated by WHO and the World Bank.
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Department of MDG's, Health and Development Policy
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