and we seek new ones. We want to align our efforts with those of other donor countries and multilateral organizations, many of which do tremendous work to improve health worldwide. Allow me to mention more particularly the Global Fund against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. This organization has had a transformative effect on society, not only by millions of people it has rescued, but because it created a new model that would inform the international community to coordinate its efforts and contribute to the fight against epidemics. The United States were proud to be the first and largest donor to the Fund and will remain the largest donor in the context of the budgetary request of President Obama in 2011.

But our collaboration will be most critical with our partners and we will ask them to engage fully in that effort. Because, after all, their contributions will determine the success or failure of our goal to build an integrated system, coordinated and sustainable health care for a greater number of inhabitants of our globe.

Just look around us to see how much national leadership is important. Or the governments invest in the health of their citizens, or groups of civil society partners and associates are incorporated upon exercise of power, or health is recognized as a priority in all sectors and all levels of society, health is getting better and people thrive.

Look at the progress made by South Africa in the fight against AIDS. The country has one of the most HIV-positivity rate of students in the world. For too long, some South African leaders have had on the epidemic point of view which denied any link between HIV and AIDS. But that has changed. With the President Zuma, the South African government has remobilized to fight against the epidemic, with increased funding and objectives of screening and treatment solids. The United States have shown their support in the form of increased payments intended to help South Africa to strengthen its capacities to achieve its objectives and address the long-term al’epidemie.

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