Assembly/AU/4(XI) Page 17 d. Within the framework of Africa Health Strategy strengthen the Health systems in order to Scale up access to affordable services by all; e. Accelerate efforts towards adequate human resources for health service delivery, and support the global health workforce alliance and other partnerships; Sustain efforts to mobilize from national and international financial resources, including from the Global Fund and other bilateral and multilateral donors to Fight HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria. In this connection, a Joint Session of AU Ministers of Health, and Ministers of Finance and Economic Planning should be held before 2010; f. g. An integrated and multi-sectoral approach and community involvement should be mainstreamed into all programmes of HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria; h. Surveillance, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting should be a priority in national programmes; i. Coordination and harmonization of Partnerships at all levels should be developed in the framework of the Three Ones Principles. j. The African Union, Regional Economic Communities and Regional Health Organizations are requested to coordinate and harmonize regional and continental strategies, including inter-country programmes; k. The Development Partners and International Community. They are called upon to continue to support Member States and to mobilize additional resources, through a well coordinated and harmonized approach, based on assessed need. WAY FORWARD The Special Session of the AU Conference of Ministers of Health, the Progress Report and Recommendations on the Implementation of commitments towards Universal Access to HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria Services by 2010: i. It was submitted to the UN General Assembly High Level Session on the Progress Report on the 2006 Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS as Africa’s Common Position. In this connection, the African Group in New York was appraised and urged to promote Recommendations during the High Level Meeting. ii. In order to achieve universal access to HIV/AIDS, TB, and Malaria Services by 2010, stakeholders at national, regional, continental and international levels

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