The Contributions of Onchocerciasis Control and Elimination Programs toward the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.

• Main Authors: Caitlin Dunn (Author), Kelly Callahan (Author), Moses Katabarwa (Author), Frank Richards (Author), Donald Hopkins (Author), P Craig Withers (Author), Lucas E Buyon (Author), Deborah McFarland (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In 2000, 189 member states of the United Nations (UN) developed a plan for peace and development, which resulted in eight actionable goals known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Since their inception, the MDGs have been considered the international standard for measuring development progr...