A smart, strategic, long-term global health policy will advance America's core interests, building on remarkable recent successes, making better use of the influence and special capabilities of the United States, motivating others to do more, and creating lasting collaborations that could save and lift the lives of millions worldwide. It will usher in a new era in which partner countries take ownership of goals and programs; in which evaluation, cost effectiveness, and accountability assume vital roles; and in which a focus on the health of girls and women becomes a strategic means to bring lasting changes. And it will enhance America s influence, credibility, and reservoir of global goodwill.
In this report, the CSIS Commission on Smart Global Health Policy a diverse group of opinion leaders drawn from business, finance, media, philanthropy, foreign affairs, security, government, public health, and the U.S. Congress calls on Washington policymakers to embrace a fivepoint agenda for global health a mutually reinforcing set of goals to achieve U.S. ambitions and partner country needs: 1.Maintain the commitment to the fight against HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis;
2.Prioritize women and children in U.S. global health efforts;
3.Strengthen prevention and capabilities to manage emergencies; 4.Ensure the United States has the capacity to match our global health ambitions;
5.Make smart investments in multilateral institutions.