Learning Valuable Perspectives on Improving the World’s Health Through the Post-2015 Development Agenda: A Response to Recent Commentaries

Document Type : Correspondence

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1 Minister of Health, Kigali, Rwanda

2 Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

3 Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth University, Hanover, NH, USA

4 University of Global Health Equity, Kigali, Rwanda

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As the world has transitioned from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we have been pleased to observe thoughtful and constructive dialogue among policy-makers, academics, stakeholders, activists, and many others regarding these global policies aimed at improving the health and well-being of the world now and in the future... (Read more...)

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  • Receive Date: 02 January 2016
  • Revise Date: 19 January 2016
  • Accept Date: 12 January 2016
  • First Publish Date: 01 April 2016

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