Cairo plan requires later implementation

Countries and health workers were asked to work together to interrupt transmission.

The 1988 vote was a political commitment; polio still required decades of field work.

Governments agreed on a Programme of Action emphasizing people’s needs and reproductive health.

The Cairo agreement connected health services with women’s rights and social conditions.

The Programme of Action emphasized the circumstances and choices of individual women and men.

WTO members affirmed that intellectual-property rules should support protection of public health.

The declaration recognized members’ ability to use TRIPS provisions to address health needs.

Governments responded to concerns about affordable treatment during major health crises.

The Doha text did not itself supply drugs; countries still needed to act on its provisions.

The newly formed fund’s board took initial governance decisions for a worldwide health partnership.