Three of the eight Millennium Development Goals, namely, reducing child mortality, improving maternal health and combating HIV/AIDS, malaria and other major diseases, are directly related to public health.
八项千年发展目标中，有三个目标，即降低儿童死亡率、改善产妇保健和防治艾滋病毒/艾滋病、疟疾和其他主要疾病，都与公众健康直接有关。