DOHA MEETING

The Taskforce’s inaugural meeting was held on 1 December in Doha. Douglas Alexander, UK Secretary of State for Development co-chaired the meeting with World Bank Vice-President for Human Development, Joy Phumaphi. At this meeting the Taskforce agreed to submit a report to the G8 summit in 2009. The report will recommend a mix of innovative international financing mechanisms to mobilize the extra resources required to achieve the health Millennium Development Goals.

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