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The MDGs, or Millennium Development Goals, were a set of eight goals established by the United Nations in 2000, with a target deadline of 2015. Several of these goals were related to health, including:
Goal 4: Reduce Child Mortality – the target was to reduce the under-five mortality rate by two-thirds between 1990 and 2015.
Goal 5: Improve Maternal Health – the target was to reduce the maternal mortality ratio by three-quarters between 1990 and 2015.
Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Other Diseases – the targets included halting and reversing the spread of HIV/AIDS, achieving universal access to treatment for HIV/AIDS, and halting and reversing the incidence of malaria and other major diseases.
Other health-related targets included achieving universal access to reproductive health, reducing the prevalence of malnutrition, and improving access to safe drinking water and sanitation.
Since the deadline for the MDGs has passed, the United Nations has established a new set of goals, called the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which build on the progress made under the MDGs and aim to address new challenges. Many of the SDGs also include health-related targets.