When the G8 made their commitment at Gleneagles to double ODA to sub-Saharan Africa, they also committed to making sure that their financial inputs would achieve a series of development outcomes in priority areas such as health, education, water and sanitation and agriculture.
This section measures progress since Gleneagles in these four sectors and the G8’s contribution towards that progress. African leaders have also made commitments to prioritise each of the sectors that were outlined at Gleneagles. With only five years left to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, it is critical that both the G8 and African governments follow through on their commitments to development.
