RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Millennium Development Goals progress: a perspective from sub-Saharan Africa JF Archives of Disease in Childhood JO Arch Dis Child FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health SP S57 OP S58 DO 10.1136/archdischild-2013-305747 VO 100 IS Suppl 1 A1 Mike English A1 Rex English A1 Atti English YR 2015 UL http://adc.bmj.com/content/100/Suppl_1/S57.abstract AB Sub-Saharan Africa is a highly diverse geo-political region. Any brief discussion of the progress made over the last 15 years towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) will therefore not do justice to the true complexity of context and events. Our focus will be MDG4—to reduce child mortality by 66% from 1990 levels. We will touch briefly on MDG1, to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, MDG2, to achieve universal primary education, and MDG5, to improve maternal health, which are inextricably linked with child well-being. We will also draw on an eclectic mix of additional global indicators. Acknowledging the limitations of this approach, we first offer a summary of expected progress and then point to debates on future goals.