A substantial increase in development assistance is necessary, including debt relief funds when they become available. WHO and partner agencies have worked with developing country governments on a new framework for concerted action. It is the start of a massive effort against HIV, malaria and TB - the infectious diseases that sustain poverty. Within countries, new mechanisms for responding to infectious disease concentrate on better health outcomes among the most vulnerable. They go beyond the public health system, catalysing extra action through community and private channels.
Innovative partnerships bring together public, private and voluntary organisations.
Social Marketing gets goods to those who need them through private channels. Service quality is sustained through tightly managed franchises. Community groups and NGOs are enabled to respond to poor people's needs with support from social funds. And, financial support for service providers reflects their performance and transparency. It is backed up by accountability - to the people served as well as to funding bodies At the global level, we offer incentives for research and development of cost effective therapies and vaccines.