I hope after today s meeting, for instance, that we can find ways of working more closely with the Development Assistance Committee itself. In WHO we have been particularly impressed by the high quality of the work that has gone into developing the Guidelines on Poverty Reduction. In the first instance we have made a contribution on health to the chapter on sector support. However, we realise that the main purpose of these guidelines is to focus on process and ways of working, without going into detail on the specifics of each sector. I sense that now is an opportune time to think about next steps.
Health is already one of the most important areas for development assistance.
I am convinced it will become an increasingly prominent component of assistance from all agencies in the future. I therefore suggest, Mr Chairman, that we explore ways in which we in WHO can work closely with DAC Members and the Secretariat in making health a real force for poverty reduction.