The Impact of SDG 3 on Health Priorities in Kenya

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ID11305366
AuthorsEsther Kamau (0000-0001-7574-1776, School for Global Inclusion and Social Development, University of Massachusetts, Boston, corresponding author), Gillian Macnaughton (0000-0002-4715-5072, School for Global Inclusion and Social Development, University of Massachusetts, Boston)
Year2019
Volume35
Issue4
Pages458-480
Publication date2019-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Developing Societies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0169-796X • E-ISSN: 1568-5225
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0169796x19874609
OpenAlexW2990473017
LanguageEN
References cited13

In September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which includes 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Like the previous Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the SDGs are global goals, which potentially risk shifting attention and resources away from national development priorities. This article is based on a qualitative study that examined whether the UN’s global health goal—SDG 3—is overriding local health priorities in Kenya. The study found that (a) SDG 3 aligns in many ways with Kenya’s development and health policies, and (b) Kenya is implementing SDG 3 targets selectively. This article, therefore, contends that SDG 3 is not overriding Kenya’s local health priorities

Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental planning · Geography · Global health · Health care · Millennium Development Goals · Political science · Sustainable development · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Human Rights and Development · International Development and Aid

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