Back to the future: what would the post-2015 global development goals look like if we replicated methods used to construct the Millennium Development Goals?

Table 2 Comparing the MDGS with this study’s findings

8 MDGs	10 Post-2015DGs
1. Eradicate Poverty	1. Eradicate Poverty
2. Universal Primary Education	2. Universal Primary Education of Good Quality
3. Promote Gender Equality	3. Ensure Gender Equality, Women’s Empowerment, Health and Well-Being
4. Reduce Child Mortality	4. Protect Children’s Lives and Rights
5. Improve Maternal Health	5. Optimise the Health and Well-Being of the Ageing
6. Combat HIV/AIDs, Malaria and Other Diseases	6. Combat HIV/AIDs, Tuberculosis, Malaria and Other Communicable Diseases
	7. Ensure Food and Water Security
7. Ensure Environmental Sustainability	8. Ensure Sustainable Development
	9. Create Universal Access to Communication and Information
8. Global Partnership for Development	10.Global Partnerships in Governance and Financing for Development

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