The UN Millennium Project's pilot country work provided an invaluable forum for testing many of the ideas highlighted in this report and for gathering new information. In Cambodia, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Kenya, Ghana, Senegal, Tajikistan, and Yemen, the UN Resident Coordinator, UN Country Team members, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund all provided significant support to the collaboration. The Project is especially grateful to the heads of government in several countries for their direct and active support, including President Leonel Fernández of the Dominican Republic, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia, President John Kufuor of Ghana, President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya, President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal, and President Emomali Rakhmonov of Tajikistan. Government focal points in the pilot countries include John Gagain in the Dominican Republic; Ato. Mekonnen Manyazewal and Ato. Getachew Adem in Ethiopia; S. Nii-Noi Ashong and George Gyan-Baffour in Ghana; David Nalo and George Anyango in Kenya; Abou Lom in Senegal; Nozigul Khushvakhtova in Tajikistan; and Ahmed Mohammed Sofan and Mutahar Al-Abassi in Yemen.
The UN Resident Coordinator and the UN Country Teams have been instrumental in leading the pilot country work. We particularly thank Douglas Gardner and Barbara Orlandini in Cambodia; Niky Fabiancic in the Dominican Republic; Samuel Nyambi, Modibo Toure, Bjorn Ljungqvist, and Vinetta Robinson in Ethiopia; Alfred Fawundu and Kamil Kamaluddeen in Ghana; Paul André de la Porte and Ojijo Odhiambo in Kenya; Ahmed Razhaoui, Albéric Kacou, Luc Grégoire, and Diene Keita in Senegal; William Paton, Tuya Altangerel, Oliver Babson, Temur Basilia, and Johannes Chudoba in Tajikistan; and Flavia Pansieri, James Rawley, Samuel Choritz, Sammy Khan, and Abdo Seif in Yemen.
The UN Millennium Project's MDG Technical Support Center in Nairobi has helped to guide the pilot country work in Africa. We thank Glenn Denning, Mi Hua, Patrick Milimo, Eileen Petit-Mshana, and Salina Sanou for their contributions. The Project thanks Lenora Suki and Tarik Yousef for their efforts in helping to lead the Project's collaborations in the Dominican Republic and Yemen respectively. Several WHO staff, especially Rebecca Dodd, Jeanette de Putter, and Sergio Spinaci, have collaborated closely on the health-related activities in Yemen.
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