Lawn Joy E, Costello Anthony, Mwansambo Charles, Osrin David
Health Systems Research Unit, Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa.
Arch Dis Child. 2007 Jun;92(6):551-6. doi: 10.1136/adc.2006.099291.
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), ratified by most nations in 2000, set specific targets for poverty reduction, eradication of hunger, education, gender equality, health and environmental sustainability. MDG 4 aims to reduce child mortality with a target of reducing under-five mortality rates by two thirds over the period 1990-2015. Over the last year, Live Aid, Make Poverty History, the G8 summits and prominent entertainers have directed unprecedented attention towards development and health. Africa particularly has been in the spotlight. Reports are published and commitments are made, but is there real progress? Are poor people being reached with essential health care? Who will hold leaders to account: celebrities, activists or health professionals?
2000年，大多数国家批准了千年发展目标（MDGs），为减贫、消除饥饿、教育、性别平等、健康及环境可持续性设定了具体目标。千年发展目标4旨在降低儿童死亡率，目标是在1990年至2015年期间将五岁以下儿童死亡率降低三分之二。在过去一年里，“拯救生命”演唱会、“让贫困成为历史”运动、八国集团峰会以及知名艺人将前所未有的关注投向了发展与健康领域。非洲尤其备受瞩目。相关报告纷纷发布，各方也做出了承诺，但真的取得进展了吗？贫困人口是否得到了基本医疗服务？谁将让领导人承担责任：名人、活动家还是医疗专业人员？
