BMJ  2005;331 (12 November), doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.0

Millennium development goals: time to reassess strategies

Five years after the millennium development goals were set, and a third of the way to the 2015 target date, it seems unlikely that the poorest countries will achieve the goals related to health, say Evans and colleagues on page 1133. This article, the first in a series examining the cost effectiveness of strategies to achieve the goals, emphasises the need to assess whether available resources are being spent in the best way. The authors explain what the goals are, what progress has so far been made, and how the World Health Organization assesses cost effectiveness of interventions.

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Time to reassess strategies for improving health in developing countries

David B Evans, Taghreed Adam, Tessa Tan-Torres Edejer, Stephen S Lim, Andrew Cassels, Timothy G Evans for the the WHO Choosing Interventions that are Cost Effective (CHOICE) Millennium Development Goals Team
BMJ 2005 331: 1133-1136. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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