Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

The United Nations Millennium Development Goals are eight goals that all 191 UN member states have agreed
to try to achieve by the year 2015. The MDGs are inter-dependent; all the MDG influence health, and health
influences all the MDGs. For example, better health enables children to learn and adults to earn.

The Eight Millennium Development Goals are:

1. to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger;

2. to achieve universal primary education;
3. to promote gender equality and empower women;
4. to reduce child mortality;
5. to improve maternal health;
6. to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases;
7. to ensure environmental sustainability; and
8. to develop a global partnership for development.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

The SDGs were adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in September 2015 and look to 2030. They
are far broader in scope than the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which focused on a narrow set of
disease-specific health targets for 2015. They recognize that ending poverty and other deprivations must go
hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth –
all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests.

The 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) to transform our world:

GOAL 1: No Poverty
GOAL 2: Zero Hunger
GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being
GOAL 4: Quality Education
GOAL 5: Gender Equality
GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
GOAL 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
GOAL 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
GOAL 10: Reduced Inequality
GOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
GOAL 13: Climate Action
GOAL 14: Life Below Water
GOAL 15: Life on Land
GOAL 16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions
GOAL 17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal

MISSION AND VISION

VISION
Filipinos are among the healthiest people in Southeast Asia by 2022, and Asia by 2040

MISSION
To lead the country in the development of a productive, resilient, equitable and people-centered
health system
HISTORY

 The Department of Health was established in 1921.

 The first change was in 1987 when the Department of Health was merged with the Department of
Community Services to form the Department of Community Services and Health.
 The Department of Health, Housing and Community Services was then formed in June 1991
 March 1993 the Department of Local Government joined with the Department of Health, Housing
and Community Services to form the Department of Health, Housing, Local Government and
Community Services.
 1994, the Department's name was changed to the Department of Human Services and Health.
 March 1996, the department's name changed to the Department of Health and Family Services.
 October 1998 election, the department's name changed to the Department of Health and Aged
Care to reflect its new responsibilities and functions.
 Responsibility for Family and Children's Services, Disability Programs and the Commonwealth
Rehabilitation Service were transferred to the Department of Family and Community Services on
22 October 1998.
 November 2001 election, Department of Health and Aged Care became the Department of Health
and Ageing.
 September 2013 election, it became the Department of Health.

Reference/s:

https://www.who.int/mental_health/suicide-prevention/SDGs/en/

https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/envision2030.html

https://www.who.int/topics/millennium_development_goals/about/en/

https://www.doh.gov.ph/mission-vision

https://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/health-history.htm