Millennium Development Goals for Health in Europe and Central Asia

Millennium Development Goals for Health in Europe and Central Asia
Author: Bernd Rechel
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 72
Release: 2004
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

This study explores the appropriateness of health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for the countries of the Europe and Central Asia region, and the implications for policy choices at the regional, subregional and country levels. Findings include that, for the region as a whole, proportionately more gains in life expectancy would accrue from the control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) than from achieving the targets in the classic MDGs. Other issues highlighted include the importance of reducing morbidity and premature mortality from NCDs and external causes across the entire region; and the need to focus on the classic MDG indicators (infant mortality rates, under-five mortality rates and maternal mortality ratios) in the countries of Central Asia and the Caucasus.

Europe and Central Asia - Meeting the Environment Millennium Development Goal

Europe and Central Asia - Meeting the Environment Millennium Development Goal
Author: Weltbank
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2013
Genre:
ISBN:

This report reviews the status of the 28 countries of Europe and Central Asia (ECA) with respect to the environmental Millennium Development Goal (MDG). The aim of this goal is to 'ensure environmental sustainability,' which is elaborated by a set of three targets and eight indicators. The indicators for the environment MDG are important not only as measures of environmental sustainability, but also as contributors to the health and poverty goals. In ECA, these linkages are clearly brought out for the water supply and sanitation indicators, but also apply to the carbon reduction, forestry and biodiversity indicators. The three targets and its indicator are: (i) halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation: (a) proportion of population with sustainable access to an improved water source; and (b) proportion of population with access to basic sanitation; (ii) integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programs and reverse the losses of environmental resources: (a) energy use (kg oil equivalent) per $1 GDP(Purchasing Power Parity(PPP)); (b) carbon dioxide emissions (per capita); (c) proportion of land area covered by forest; (d) ratio of area protected to maintain biological diversity to surface area; and (e) proportion of population using solid fuels; (iii) by 2020 to have achieved a significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers: (a) proportion of households with access to secure tenure.

National Millennium Development Goals

National Millennium Development Goals
Author: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Staff
Publisher: UN
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2006-08-25
Genre:
ISBN: 9789295042506

The new European Union member states are on their way to achieving nationally adapted Millennium Development Goals, although some CIS countries suffer from the same levels of poverty found in Africa and need the same level of assistance from the world community. This report says that renewed commitment from governments and the international community is critical if Eastern Europe and CIS countries, particularly in Central Asia, are to achieve the MDGs by the global target of 2015. The report is intended to serve as a platform for integrating the nationally adapted Millennium Development Goals into country-level poverty alleviation frameworks. Publishing Agency: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).