Table 3.

Categories and themes (in alphabetical order of themes)

Themes	Categories
Advocacy	Advocacy and policy development Amplification citizens voice Improving evidence-based decision making Lobbing Technical support to government
Behavioural changes	Individual/community awareness of MDGs Individual/community acceptance of changes necessary to achieve the MDGs Religious and cultural barriers
Community empowerment	Individual/community empowerment Health promotion and education within the community
Disease prevention and management	Communicable diseases Non-communicable diseases Emerging diseases
Economy	Resources available Donors engagement Use of resources Economic and financial crises Economic development
Education	Education (general) Education for non-professionals/primary education Education for public health professionals Information/knowledge exchange (IT tools and social media)
Environment	Sustainable development Environment health
Governments	Influence of authorities MGDs funding selection Corruption (use of money and false reports) Coherent engagement of governments
Health system strengthening	Infrastructures and services availability, accessibility, and utilisation Primary health care Strengthening of infrastructures and services
MDG project management	Research Development Collaboration Fundraising Monitoring and evaluation Implementation
Post-2015	New agenda Research (stakeholders involvement)
Poverty and hunger	Poverty Hunger
Public health workforce	Public health workforce availability Public health workforce motivation
Women	Maternal and child health Inequality/gender