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The Millennium Development Goals Report 2014
UN, 2014Fourteen years ago, the Millennium Declaration articulated a bold vision and established concrete targets for improving the existence of many and for saving the lives of those threatened by disease and hunger. There has been important progress across all goals, with some targets already having been met well ahead of the 2015 deadline.DocumentEquity and adequacy of international donor assistance for global malaria control: an analysis of populations at risk and external funding commitments
The Lancet, 2011This article analyses whether or not international funding for malaria control has been equitable and adequate. Has international funding been meeting the required needs both in terms of biological needs and national income?DocumentCountdown to 2015 decade report (2000–2010) with country profiles: Taking stock of maternal, newborn and child survival
Countdown to 2015, 2010This report reviews progress on MDGs 4 and 5 over the period of 2000–2010. The Countdown to 2015 initiative collects and analyses data from the 68 countries that account for at least 95 per cent of maternal and child deaths. It produces country profiles that present coverage data for a range of key health services, including:DocumentThe effects of global health initiatives on country health systems: a review of the evidence from HIV/AIDS control
Health Policy and Planning, 2009This paper, published by the Health Policy and Planning journal, reviews country-level evidence about the impact of global health initiatives (GHIs), which have had profound effects on recipient country health systems in middle and low income countries.DocumentFood systems and the escape from poverty and illhealth traps in sub‐Saharan Africa
Department of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, 2008Millennium Development Goal number 1 is to halve extreme poverty ($1/day per person) and hunger. Progress toward this goal has been excellent at global level, led by China and India, but largely insufficient in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).DocumentPaying for people: financing the skilled workers needed to deliver health and education services for all
Oxfam, 2007In this briefing paper, Oxfam considers the extent of the problem of staff shortages in developing countries’ public services, and the resources and funding mechanisms required to address the gap.DocumentWorking together to tackle the crisis in human resources for health
High-Level Forum on the Health Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), 2005This background paper for the High level forum on the Health MDGs (Millennium Development Goals) outlines the human resources for health (HRH) crisis as well as a number of global initiatives that have begun to address this issue. The paper notes that country activities to train, retain and sustain national health workforces are increasing.DocumentHealth service delivery in post-conflict states
High-Level Forum on the Health Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), 2005This background paper for the High Level Forum on Health MDGs (Millennium Development Goals) examines the challenge of investing in the development of health services in post-conflict countries. It outlines a number of problems, including poor information; knowledge gaps; uncertain financial, political and administrative future; and uncertain external support.DocumentSecond meeting of the High Level Forum on Health MDGs: summary report
High-Level Forum on the Health Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), 2004This document is the summary report from the second meeting on the High Level Forum on Health MDGs (Millennium Development Goals), held in Abuja, Nigeria in December 2004. The meeting had 6 sessions and the document provides a summary of the discussion, along with identified action points from each session..Document80 million lives: meeting the Millennium Development Goals in child and maternal survival
Save the Children Fund, 2003This report, produced by Save the Children on behalf of the Grow Up Free from Poverty Coalition, analyses the progress made towards meeting the Millennium Development Goals on infant and maternal survival. It reveals that the goal of reducing under-five mortality by two-thirds between 1990 and 2015 is unlikely to be met; sub-Saharan Africa is particularly off-track.Pages