Progress, Achievement on MDG indicators on Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS in the SAARC Region

At the turn of the century, world leaders came together at the United Nations and agreed on a bold vision for the future through the Millennium Declaration. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were a pledge to uphold the principles of human dignity, equality and equity, and free the world from extreme poverty. The MDGs with eight goals and a set of measurable time bound targets, established a blue print for tackling the most pressing development challenges of our time. 

This report presents analysis of the status of progress on MDGs until 2013/2014. Remarkable gains have also been made in the fight against Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS. SAARC region has achieved MDG in all three indicators of Tuberculosis, of which some of the countries were in off track and some of in the line of on track.