Accurate and timely data provide the foundation on which countries base better health,
wellbeing, and prosperity in a modern, highly interconnected, and global economy. Access …

Increases in international funding for health have been accompanied by accelerating
demand for more and better statistics, which are needed to track performance and ensure …

Background The UN General Assembly launched the Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs) in September, 2015. 1 The origi nal global SDG framework included 17 goals, 169 …

The world has seen explosive growth in the use of estimates for key health indicators. UN
agencies, such as WHO and UNICEF, and academic institutions, notably the Global Burden …

Impressive improvements have occurred in global health status in the past century.
Unfortunately, these improvements have not been shared equally and health in equalities …

Summary Background In September, 2015, the UN General Assembly established the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs specify 17 universal goals, 169 targets …

Sometimes great changes result from small actions. Technical advances might grab
headlines, but changes to administrative processes can potentially have an equally …

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) represent the best example of an international
commitment to a set of normative principles underpinned by ideals of equity, solidarity, and …

The Millennium Development Goals on health have expanded access to basic health
interventions to millions of people in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) …

Momentum towards the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is encouraging,
after the UN Conference on Funding for Development in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1 and the …