1.The Community shall implement the European Community Programme for Action targeting the three major communicable diseases, namely HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, in developing countries.
2.Under that Programme the Community shall provide financial assistance and appropriate expertise to actors in development in order to improve access to health for all and to promote equitable economic growth, within the overall objective of reducing poverty with a view to its eventual eradication.
3.In the allocation of such funding and expertise, priority shall be given to:
the poorest and least developed countries and the most disadvantaged sections of the population within developing countries;
action that complements and reinforces both the policies and capacities of developing countries and the assistance provided through other instruments of development cooperation.