Assembly/AU/4(XI) Page 6 resurged and was posing a continental crisis. They declared 25 April as Africa Malaria Day to intensify advocacy. After one year, they again held a Special Summit and adopted the Abuja Declaration and Framework for Action on HIV/AIDS, TB and ORID. Compared to previous years, these commitments were followed by more political commitment and more effective implementation at Member State level. The international community also provided unprecedented technical and financial support, including the establishment of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria (GFTAM), which has ensured that financial resources for disease specific programmes are available. All stakeholders should scale up and sustain these efforts to move Africa closer to meeting the 2010 and 2015 Abuja and MDG targets respectively. The AU Conference of Ministers of Health (CAMH) has also advanced significantly in collective efforts to improve health at continental level. In addition to coordinating the implementation of the commitments of Heads of State and Government, they have adopted the following Policy Frameworks which are also relevant to the control of HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria and development of health systems in general: • • • • • • The Revised Africa Regional Nutrition Strategy 2005-2015 The Continental Policy Framework and Maputo Plan of Action on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Africa Health Strategy for strengthening Health Systems for Equity and Development Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plan for Africa to promote access to affordable generic medicines. This was in accordance with the request by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government (January 2005) The Plan of Action on Violence Prevention, particularly as pertains to violence and health Other relevant policy frameworks and plans of action on peace and security and promotion of the welfare of women, youth, children and other vulnerable groups. At continental and regional levels, a lot of action was also undertaken, and regional strategies developed which are at different levels of implementation. HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria have been kept high on the AU Agenda and those of regional groupings. The AU in collaboration with WHO, UNAIDS, UNICEF, ECA and other partners, launched the campaign on 2006 as “the Year for Accelerating HIV Prevention in Africa”. The theme of the launch was: ”Step Up the Pace of HIV Prevention in Africa”. At the 3rd Session of CAMH, a Malaria Elimination Campaign was launched, among other actions.