Role of Medical Schools in Sustainable Development Goals

Abstract

Sustainable Development Goals launched in 2015 by UNO as an agenda for integrated and equitable growth for every one comprises of seventeen goals based on five essential pillars People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace and Partnership. These goals deal with four distinct areas social (SDGs 1–6), economic (SDGs 7–11), environmental (SDGs 12–15) and law and governance (SDGs 16 and 17). To keep track of progress on these goals, 169 targets and 213 macroeconomic indicators have been formulated.