MDG’s: Isolating and Understanding its Health Component (4, 5 & 6) for Successful Action and Sustainability in Nigeria

Abstract

The MDGs agenda is aimed at redirecting the focus of government of developing societies to area-specific (

Success factors of global goal‐setting for sustainable development: Learning from the Millennium Development Goals

“…In the articles that we reviewed, resource availability is generally stressed as a key factor that is crucial for the implementation of the MDGs, especially regarding targets that require broad investments such as improving and maintaining national health systems (Akume, 2014; Richards & Vining, 2016). Governments of countries that planned to implement the MDGs relied on their ability to raise revenues and to allocate and spend their own income to deliver critical public services (Go & Quijada, 2012).…”

“…Scarce financial means are a key constraint for all efforts to promote the MDGs, especially in least developed countries, such as Namibia, Tanzania, and Zambia (Chung et al, 2018; Evans, 2018; Haug & Hella, 2013; Ilcan & Lacey, 2015). In this context, several studies point to the adverse effects of the outbreak of the financial crisis in 2007 and the later global economic recession (Akume, 2014; Caprani, 2016; Pici et al, 2014). These developments reduced the availability of resources in all developing countries and constrained their efforts to adopt policies for MDG implementation.…”

“…A prominent example is China, which had strong administrative capacities and economic development and could hence adopt effective national strategies aligned with the MDGs (Li, 2013). A professional and well‐equipped public sector with a strong bureaucracy is perceived as key for carrying out effective development programmes (Akume, 2014; Reddy & Kauzya, 2015). Such organisational features are highlighted as prerequisites for good governance and service provision consistent with the principles and norms of the Millennium Declaration (Gore, 2010; Lay, 2012; Richards & Vining, 2015).…”