This report provides a baseline for
understanding achievements to date for urban health, delineates key challenges
going forward and highlights innovative solutions undertaken by local, national
and international stakeholders to aid in the process of pursuing the SDGs.
From 2016 to 2030, the global community will
focus its attention on achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
agreed by 193 United Nations (UN) Member States (1). Goal 3 – the “health goal”
– of the SDGs includes 13 targets on ensuring healthy lives and promoting
well-being for all at all ages. This goal vastly extends the ambitions of the
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by including targets on maternal and child
health, infectious diseases, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), universal health
coverage (UHC) and environmental health. Goal 11 – the “city goal” – consists
of 10 targets that aim to make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and
sustainable. These 10 targets include a variety of critical issues such as
housing, transport, economy and environment that strengthen the physical and
social fabric of a city.
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