Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: TB: Tuberculosis; NTP: National Tuberculosis Control Program; DOTS: Directly Observed Treatment ShortCourse; DOH: Department of Health; SDF: Single Drug Formulation, FDC: Fixed Dose Combination; MDG: Millennium Development Goals; UN: United Nations; WHO: World Health Organization; NTPS: National Tuberculosis Prevalence Study; NCDPC: N...

BACKGROUND The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were 'top-down' goals formulated by policy elites drawing from targets within United Nations (UN) summits and conferences in the 1990s. Contemporary processes shaping the new post-2015 development agenda are more collaborative and participatory, markedly different to the pre-MDG era. This study examines what would the outcome be if a methodolog...

In 2000, the United Nations (UN) brought together representatives from 191 countries, heads of state and government at the UN Millennium Summit. The discussions outlined eight “Millennium Development Goals” (MDG) to be achieved by 2015. Driven by growing concerns for the planet’s sustainability and the serious problems aff ecting humankind, the international community set goals targeted at prio...