Are health Millennium Development Goals appropriate for Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
B. Rechel and others Health Policy, vol.73, 2005, p.339-351 Article argues that the three health-related millennium development goals (reduction of child mortality, improvement of maternal health, and combating the spread of AIDS, malaria and other diseases) do not appropriately address the challenges faced by the countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Because they ignore adult mortality, their achievement would result in relatively small gains in life expectancy. To achieve greater impact, health policies in the region need to supplement the classical Millennium Development Goals with indicators of adult health, particularly reduction of prevalence of cardiovascular diseases and external causes of death.
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