Australia’s role in promoting achievement of the  Millennium Development Goals

Zwi, Anthony B; Grove, Natalie J

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00145.x

We ignore global inequalities at our peril

Nearly 10 years ago, the Simons Review of the Australian Aid Program proposed that eradicating poverty should be a major focus, that the voices of recipient countries should be heard, and that greater accountability, as well as evaluation, information sharing and research, were crucial.1

School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.

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