Bangladesh in the right path for improving Child Survival

In September 2000, meeting at the United Nation (UN) Millennium summit, the world’s leaders agreed to remarkable document, the Millennium Declaration1,2,3. The Millennium Developmental Goals (MDGs) agenda were adopted by the world leaders reaffirmed their share duty to “All the world’s people, especially the most vulnerable and in particular, the children of the world, to whom the future belongs.” They subsequently pledged to set a specific goals, the MDGs, that focus their  collective efforts in the coming year as they undertake the challenges of poverty reduction and sustainable development.

All the eight MDGs are either closely or, indirectly related to children and target date of 2015. In Bangladesh, the Governments commitment to achieve the MDGs and other long term goals have increased the demand for more regular and reliable system which enables the country to monitor its progress towards them. We will have time to reach the Millennium Development Goals worldwide and in most, or ever all, individual countries. Success will require sustained action across the entire decade between now and deadline. So we must start now. And we must ensure that more than double global developments assistance over the next few years. Nothing less will help to achieve the Goals.

Reference:

Begum, T., (2009), Journal of Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College, 2009, 1(1), Millennium Developmental Goal and Child Survival: Review Article Bangladesh perspective, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jssmc.v1i1.12170

Correspondence: Dr.Tamanna Begum Associate Prof. Dept. of Paediatrics ShSMC

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