Millenium development goals formulated in 2000 were to be achieved by -

- During September 2000, representatives of 189 countries met at Millennium Summit in New York to adopt United nations Millennium Declaration. - the goals in the area of development and povey eradication are now referred as Millennium Development Goals. - Governments have set date of 2015 by which they would meet the MDGs. Reference : Park's textbook of preventive and social medicine, 23rd edition, pg no:893 <\p>