UN Millennium Project

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The Millennium Project

Contributors:

	· Task Forces
	· Secretariat Team
	· UN Experts Group

Statements of Support:

	· by Heads of State
	· by International Organizations
	· by Civil Society and Academia

Dr. Jaap Broekmans

Dr. Jaap Broekmans is Director of the Royal Netherlands Tuberculosis Association (KNCV). He also chairs the Strategic Technical Advisory Group – Tuberculosis (STAG-TB) at the World Health Organization and sits on the Board of Directors of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. Dr. Broekmans has long been involved in the fight against Tuberculosis. Among his many roles in the Tuberculosis community, he has held positions as Chairman of the Netherlands Platform for Cooperation in International Tuberculosis, and Secretary of the National Tuberculosis Policy Committee in the Netherlands. In addition, he has served as Senior Consultant to the National Tuberculosis Programs in Tanzania, Vietnam, and China. Dr. Broekmans holds an MD from the University of Amsterdam and an MPH from the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health.

As of Jan 1, 2007, the advisory work formerly carried out by the Millennium Project secretariat team is being continued by an MDG Support team integrated under the United Nations Development Program.

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Investing in Development: A Practical Plan to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals
"Investing in Development brings together the core recommendations of the UN Millennium Project. By outlining practical investment strategies and approaches to financing them, the report presents an operational framework that will allow even the poorest countries to achieve the Millennium Development Goals by 2015."

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