Egypt and the Millennium Development Goals: Challenges and Opportunities
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World Bank, Washington, DC
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There are challenges that hinder
progress toward the Millennium Development Goals(MDGs),
targets in Egypt. These challenges include the pervasive
differentials and gaps in the delivery, availability, and
quality of publicly financed services and programs, the
gender gaps; the fragmented legal system; and the lack of
opportunity for civil society to participate in the
development process. The report outlines a number of
strategies to accelerate achievement of the MDGs in Egypt,
including: 1) strengthening government stewardship and
regulation, 2) encouraging community participation, 3)
improving targeting of publicly financed services, 4)
enhancing knowledge and awareness and promoting healthy
behaviors, and 5) adopting a multisectoral framework. As
2015 approaches, there will be even greater attention given
to the MDGs. The extent to which they are achieved will
provide a benchmark for assessing how effective governments
and the development community are at supporting human
development. The momentum for achieving the MDGs in Egypt
needs to be sustained to demonstrate that it has the
systems, resources, and structures in place to improve the
lives of its people. It is equally important that the focus
on achieving the MDGs is not at the expense of programs and
priority areas not directly linked to the MDGs.
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ACCESS TO SAFE WATER, ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AIR, AIR QUALITY, ARI, BALANCE OF PAYMENTS, BASIC HEALTH, BIRTHS, CAPITAL MARKETS, CHILD MORTALITY, CHILDHOOD ILLNESSES, CLEAN WATER, CLIMATE, COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, CONTRACEPTIVE PREVALENCE, CPI, DEBT, DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS, DIARRHEA, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL TARGETS, EXCHANGE RATE, EXPENDITURES, EXTREME POVERTY, FERTILITY, FERTILITY RATE, FOOD POLICY RESEARCH, GIRLS, GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS, HEALTH, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH CARE FINANCING, HEALTH POLICY, HEALTH SECTOR, HEALTH TARGETS, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RIGHTS, ILLITERACY, IMCI, IMMUNIZATION, IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE, IMPORTS, INCOME, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, INFANT MORTALITY, INFECTION, INFLATION, IRON, ISOLATION, LABOR FORCE, LIFE EXPECTANCY, MALARIA, MALNUTRITION, MATERNAL HEALTH, MATERNAL MORTALITY, MATERNAL MORTALITY RATIO, METALS, MIDDLE EAST, NATIONAL INCOME, NATURAL RESOURCES, NUTRITION, OBSTETRICS, OIL, PEACE, POLICY RESEARCH, POPULATION GROWTH, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRODUCTIVITY, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC SECTOR, PURCHASING POWER, QUALITY OF LIFE, RESOURCE ALLOCATION, SAFE DRINKING WATER, SAFETY, SAFETY NETS, SANITATION, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL INDICATORS, SOCIAL SERVICES, STIS, STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT, STUNTING, TRADE TAXES, UNAIDS, UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, UNEMPLOYMENT, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION