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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2018 Mar 30;2(6):440–454. doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(18)30066-X

Table 4.

Timeline of global health agenda related to childhood health and childhood cancer

September 2000 United Nations Millennium Development Goals
MDG4: To reduce under-five mortality rates by two thirds by 2015
September 2011 United Nations General Assembly
Resolution 66/2: Political Declaration of the High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases
May 2013 World Health Assembly
Resolution 66/10: Follow-up to the Political Declaration of the High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases
WHO Global Action Plan for NCD - 25% reduction in NCD mortality by 2025
January 2016 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
SDG3: To ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
SDG3.2 By 2030, end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age, with all countries aiming to reduce neonatal mortality to at least as low as 12 per 1,000 live births and under-5 mortality to at least as low as 25 per 1,000 live births.
SDG3.4 By 2030, reduce by one-third premature mortality from NCD through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-being.
SDG3.8 Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health-care services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all.
May 2017 World Health Assembly
Resolution 70.12: Cancer Prevention and Control in the Context of an Integrated Approach