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The Sustainable Development Goals should be reset to prioritize poverty, health and climate

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The UN SDGs will only improve human health if they are accompanied by systemic change that addresses global power imbalances.

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Fig. 1: An era of health uncertainty.

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Kickbusch, I., Alakija, A. The Sustainable Development Goals should be reset to prioritize poverty, health and climate. Nat Med 29, 2399–2401 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-023-02546-7

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