KEY 05 - Governing the Future with the Sustainable Development Goals

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development aims to shape a very different world. The factors that now govern the well-being of the human condition, and the planet that sustains it, are no longer so discrete. Health plays a central role in this challenging agenda as a precondition, outcome, and indicator of a sustainable society. The SDGs recognize that health challenges can no longer be addressed by the health sector acting alone - nearly everyone of the SDGs can contribute to improving health and wellbeing. The SDGs also underline that governments will need the support of many other stakeholders to address the determinants of health and priority health issues such as NCDs, UHC and poverty related diseases.