Monitoring the status of selected health related sustainable development goals: methods and projections to 2030
Background: Monitoring Sustainable Development Goal indicators (SDGs) and their targets plays an important role in understanding and advocating for improved health outcomes for all countries. We present the United Nations (UN) Inter-agency groups’ efforts to support countries to report on SDG health...
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doaj-077909b013144c2b91beadbfdf44b4412021-09-20T13:59:58ZengTaylor & Francis GroupGlobal Health Action1654-98802020-12-0113110.1080/16549716.2020.18469031846903Monitoring the status of selected health related sustainable development goals: methods and projections to 2030Kathleen Strong0Abdislan Noor1John Aponte2Anshu Banerjee3Richard Cibulskis4Theresa Diaz5Peter Ghys6Philippe Glaziou7Mark Hereward8Lucia Hug9Vladimira Kantorova10Mary Mahy11Ann-Beth Moller12Jennifer Requejo13Leanne Riley14Lale Say15Danzhen You16WHOWHOWHOWHOWHOWHOUNAIDSWHOUNICEFUNICEFUN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population DivisionUNAIDSWHOUNICEFWHOWHOUNICEFBackground: Monitoring Sustainable Development Goal indicators (SDGs) and their targets plays an important role in understanding and advocating for improved health outcomes for all countries. We present the United Nations (UN) Inter-agency groups’ efforts to support countries to report on SDG health indicators, project progress towards 2030 targets and build country accountability for action. Objective: We highlight common principles and practices of each Inter-agency group and the progress made towards SDG 3 targets using seven health indicators as examples. The indicators used provide examples of best practice for modelling estimates and projections using standard methods, transparent data collection and country consultations. Methods: Practices common to the UN agencies include multi-UN agency participation, expert groups to advise on estimation methods, transparent publication of methods and data inputs, use of UN-derived population estimates, country consultations, and a common reporting platform to present results. Our seven examples illustrate how estimates, using mostly Bayesian models, make use of country data to track progress towards SDG targets for 2030. Results: Progress has been made over the past decade. However, none of the seven indicators are on track to achieve their respective SDG targets by 2030. Accelerated efforts are needed, especially in low- and middle-income countries, to reduce the burden of maternal, child, communicable and noncommunicable disease mortality, and to provide access to modern methods of family planning to all women. Conclusion: Our analysis shows the benefit of UN interagency monitoring which prioritizes transparent country data sources, UN population estimates and life tables, and rigorous but replicable modelling methods. Countries are supported to build capacity for data collection, analysis and reporting. Through these monitoring efforts we support countries to tackle even the most intransient health issues, including the pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 that is reversing the hard-earned gains of all countries.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2020.1846903un sustainable development goalsmaternal and under-5 mortalityincidence of tbmalariahivfamily planningnoncommunicable diseases |
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Kathleen Strong Abdislan Noor John Aponte Anshu Banerjee Richard Cibulskis Theresa Diaz Peter Ghys Philippe Glaziou Mark Hereward Lucia Hug Vladimira Kantorova Mary Mahy Ann-Beth Moller Jennifer Requejo Leanne Riley Lale Say Danzhen You Monitoring the status of selected health related sustainable development goals: methods and projections to 2030 Global Health Action un sustainable development goals maternal and under-5 mortality incidence of tb malaria hiv family planning noncommunicable diseases |
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Kathleen Strong Abdislan Noor John Aponte Anshu Banerjee Richard Cibulskis Theresa Diaz Peter Ghys Philippe Glaziou Mark Hereward Lucia Hug Vladimira Kantorova Mary Mahy Ann-Beth Moller Jennifer Requejo Leanne Riley Lale Say Danzhen You |
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Monitoring the status of selected health related sustainable development goals: methods and projections to 2030 |
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Monitoring the status of selected health related sustainable development goals: methods and projections to 2030 |
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Monitoring the status of selected health related sustainable development goals: methods and projections to 2030 |
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Monitoring the status of selected health related sustainable development goals: methods and projections to 2030 |
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Monitoring the status of selected health related sustainable development goals: methods and projections to 2030 |
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monitoring the status of selected health related sustainable development goals: methods and projections to 2030 |
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Taylor & Francis Group |
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Global Health Action |
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1654-9880 |
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2020-12-01 |
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Background: Monitoring Sustainable Development Goal indicators (SDGs) and their targets plays an important role in understanding and advocating for improved health outcomes for all countries. We present the United Nations (UN) Inter-agency groups’ efforts to support countries to report on SDG health indicators, project progress towards 2030 targets and build country accountability for action. Objective: We highlight common principles and practices of each Inter-agency group and the progress made towards SDG 3 targets using seven health indicators as examples. The indicators used provide examples of best practice for modelling estimates and projections using standard methods, transparent data collection and country consultations. Methods: Practices common to the UN agencies include multi-UN agency participation, expert groups to advise on estimation methods, transparent publication of methods and data inputs, use of UN-derived population estimates, country consultations, and a common reporting platform to present results. Our seven examples illustrate how estimates, using mostly Bayesian models, make use of country data to track progress towards SDG targets for 2030. Results: Progress has been made over the past decade. However, none of the seven indicators are on track to achieve their respective SDG targets by 2030. Accelerated efforts are needed, especially in low- and middle-income countries, to reduce the burden of maternal, child, communicable and noncommunicable disease mortality, and to provide access to modern methods of family planning to all women. Conclusion: Our analysis shows the benefit of UN interagency monitoring which prioritizes transparent country data sources, UN population estimates and life tables, and rigorous but replicable modelling methods. Countries are supported to build capacity for data collection, analysis and reporting. Through these monitoring efforts we support countries to tackle even the most intransient health issues, including the pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 that is reversing the hard-earned gains of all countries. |
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