Assembly/AU/4(XI) Page iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Member States are commended for adopting the Abuja commitments into their respective national and regional strategies and programmes on HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria. The leadership if the Ministries of Health and AU Commission or their Programmes and institutions on specific diseases is acknowledged. The role played by international and regional bodies and agencies as well as NGOs and CSOs has also been vital. The Progress Report on the implementation of the 2006 Abuja commitments towards universal access to HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Services, together with the disease specific Reports on each of the three diseases are a culmination of the efforts by the WHO, especially the Regional Offices for Africa and Eastern Mediterranean, UNAIDS, RBM, Stop TB Partnerships and UNICEF, working in close collaboration with the AU Commission, under the leadership of the Commissioner for Social Affairs. The Bureau of the 3rd. Session of the AU Conference of Ministers of Health under the Chairmanship of the Minister of Health of South Africa has also played an important role in coordinating the follow up on the implementation of the outcome of the May 2006 Abuja Special Session. With the collective efforts and commitment of partnerships at National, Regional, Continental and International levels, Africa can very confidently work towards achieving universal access to HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria Services by 2010, and indeed the MDGs by 2015.