How the global health community will need to shift to tackle the Sustainable Development Goals

The global health goals for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is bold and ambitious. Achieving the health targets requires complete departure from the healthcare delivery standards set to meet Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The existing health systems, particularly in low-income countries and some middle-income countries are frail and a nationally-led overhaul is needed. Nations should operate in partnership with key actors including the community. Further, innovation and high-quality evidence should drive policy decisions, clinical or public health practice and further investment in health. Only through bolstered health systems, robust partnerships and innovative healthcare delivery, lofty targets in the health sustainable development goals can be met.