Legge, DavidSanders, David2017-06-282017-06-282013Legge, D. & Sanders, D. (2013). Commentary: new development goals must focus on social determinants of health. BMJ,346 (1893): 1-21756-1833http://hdl.handle.net/10566/3006Although the millennium development goals (MDGs) addressed some of the starkest manifestations of the contemporary global health crisis, they failed to confront the underlying structures that maintain the crisis, including globalisation. In reflecting on the post-2015 development agenda,1 we need to challenge some key assumptions about the genesis and effect of the current goals.enCopyright Authors. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License.CommentaryNew development goalsSocialDeterminants of healthCommentary: new development goals must focus on social determinants of healthArticle