Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
Background:
The Millennium Development Goals were established following the Millennium Summit of the United Nations in 2000. World leaders committed to addressing global challenges, aiming to improve people’s lives, particularly in developing countries, by 2015.
Key Components (8 Goals)
1. Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger: Achieve global poverty reduction and ensure access to adequate nutrition.
2. Achieve Universal Primary Education: Ensure all children can access primary education.
3. Promote Gender Equality and Gender Equality: Eliminate gender disparities in education and empower women.
4. Reduce Child Mortality: Reduce child mortality rates through healthcare interventions.
5. Improve Maternal Health: Enhance maternal health, reduce maternal mortality, and provide universal access to reproductive health.
6. Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and Other Diseases: Halt and reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other major diseases.
7. Ensure Environmental Sustainability: Integrate sustainable development principles, address biodiversity loss, and provide clean water and sanitation access.
8. Develop a Global Partnership for Development: Foster international cooperation, debt relief, and trade support for developing nations.
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Background:
The Sustainable Development Goals were adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The SDGs build on the achievements and address the unfinished agenda of the MDGs, incorporating a broader approach to global development.
Key Components (17 Goals)
1. No Poverty: End poverty in all its forms everywhere.
2. Zero Hunger: End hunger, achieve food security, and promote sustainable agriculture.
3. Good Health and Well-being: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all.
4. Quality Education: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education for all.
5. Gender Equality: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.
6. Clean Water and Sanitation: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.
7. Affordable and Clean Energy: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all.
8. Decent Work and Economic Growth: Promote sustained, inclusive, sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work.
9. Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation.
10. Reduced Inequality: Reduce inequality within and among countries.
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable.
12. Responsible Consumption and Production: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.
13. Climate Action: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.
14. Life Below Water: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas, and marine resources for sustainable development.
15. Life on Land: Protect, restore, and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and biodiversity loss.
16. Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all, and build effective, accountable, and inclusive institutions at all levels.
17. Partnerships for the Goals: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development.
FIP Development Goals
Background:
The FIP Development Goals are part of the International Pharmaceutical Federation’s (FIP) vision and commitment to advancing global pharmacy practice. As the global federation of National Associations of Pharmacists, FIP aims to promote the development of the pharmacy profession worldwide.
Key Components (13 Goals):
1. Education: Advance and integrate pharmacy education globally.
2. Practice: Promote the development and recognition of the pharmacist’s role in healthcare systems.
3. Research and Workforce Intelligence: Foster research and the development of a skilled and adaptable workforce.
4. Access to Medicines and Services: Advocate for the right of individuals to have access to medicines and pharmacy services.
5. Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Promote diversity, inclusivity, and equity within the pharmacy profession.
6. Quality Assurance and Standards: Uphold and advance the highest quality standards in pharmacy practice.
7. Professional Competencies: Develop and promote global competency standards for pharmacists.
8. Technology and Innovation: Embrace technology and innovation to enhance pharmacy practice.
9. Patient-Centered Care: Promote a patient-centered approach to healthcare delivery.
10. Public Health: Strengthen the role of pharmacists in public health initiatives.
11. Global Health Workforce: Advocate for the role of pharmacists in addressing global health workforce challenges.
12. Sustainable Development: Contribute to sustainable development goals through pharmacy practice.
13. Leadership and Governance: Strengthen leadership and governance within the pharmacy profession globally.
The Millennium Development Goals, Sustainable Development Goals, and FIP Development Goals collectively represent a commitment to addressing global challenges across various sectors. While MDGs laid the foundation, SDGs provide a more holistic and comprehensive framework for sustainable development, and FIP Development Goals focus specifically on advancing pharmacy practice globally. Together, these goals contribute to a shared vision of a better and more sustainable future for all.
