01565nas a2200169   4500000000100000008004100001260003300042653001700075653001500092653001100107100001000118700001100128245003500139856007000174300001100244520114000255       2016                            d  bHealth Systems TrustaDurban10aSouth Africa10aIndicators10aHealth1 aDay C1 aGray A00aHealth and related indicators.  uhttp://www.hst.org.za/sites/default/files/Health_Indicators_0.pdf  a106 p.3 a<p><strong>Introduction</strong>.</p>

<p>Just as 2015 saw the target date set for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) being reached, with a global effort to track progress towards achieving those ambitious goals, so 2016 is the first year for a new series of such goals, with an even more ambitious scope. In September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly hosted the Sustainable Development Summit in New York, which endorsed a new set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).a The range of the SDGs has been expanded. A total of 17 SDGs have been set, ranging from “end poverty in all its forms&nbsp;everywhere” (Goal 1) to “promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels” (Goal 16), with a commitment to “strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development” (Goal 17). SDG3 is specific to Health: “Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages”. As with the MDGs, each SDG has a series of targets.</p>