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Sustainable Development Goals

Meaning in public health & epidemiology, with examples

nounCommon term

In public health & epidemiology, Sustainable Development Goals means: Seventeen global goals adopted by all UN member states in 2015 to end poverty, protect the planet and improve lives by 2030; Goal 3 is about health and well-being.

In Turkish: Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Amaçları, Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Hedefleri, SKA

How it is used

Shortened to SDGs; single goals are called SDG 3, SDG 6 and so on, each with targets and indicators, such as 3.1 on maternal mortality and 3.8 on universal health coverage. Health appears in many goals, not only SDG 3.

Example sentences

  1. The country is not on track to meet the Sustainable Development Goals on child mortality.

  2. Our project contributes to several Sustainable Development Goals, including clean water and gender equality.

Common collocations

  • SDG 3
  • SDG targets
  • SDG indicators
  • 2030 Agenda
  • on track to meet the SDGs
  • universal health coverageA situation in which everyone can use the good-quality health services they need, from prevention to treatment and care, without suffering financial hardship.
  • maternal mortality ratioThe number of women who die from causes related to pregnancy or childbirth for every 100,000 live births, counting deaths during pregnancy or within 42 days after it ends.
  • WASHShort for water, sanitation and hygiene: safe drinking water, toilets and the safe disposal of human waste, and handwashing, treated together as one area of public health.
  • low- and middle-income countriesCountries classified by the World Bank as having low, lower-middle or upper-middle income per person, a grouping widely used in global health research and funding.

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