We would like private entities to be true partners in the movement. Several are already involved in the Medicines for Malaria venture. In all this work, we count on you, the Heads of State and Governments, to lead us, so that we work together effectively in Rolling Back Malaria. Mr President, The turn of the century coincides with a remarkable shift in thinking about human development. I sense a growing realisation among decision-makers that to reduce poverty we must improve health.
Bad health locks people into poverty.
Healthy populations have better school attendance, higher incomes and more rapid economic development. It certainly includes actions within communities, responsive to the needs of poor people, supported by all sectors of society. These are all concrete and target-oriented actions. They bring results. Your vision has brought us here today, to focus on malaria.