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treatment. We also wish to include components for health infrastructure improvement, surveillance of epidemics and care for orphans. ? We will outline and agree to fund a core menu of ?best practice? programs, according to certain quality standards and experience with evidence-based models proven to work in developing countries. ? We will solicit letters of intent from governments and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), especially faith-based groups, that describe plans to implement one of more of our core models in local areas. ? We will require demonstration of local leadership and adherence to international standards of financial accountability and transparency. We will give preference to comprehensive plans that involve governments and civil society working together. ? We will link our efforts in health to expanded programs in the areas of education and nutrition in an international parallel to the Administration?s campaign to ?Leave No Child Behind.? ? We are committed to a policy of promoting intellectual property protection, including for pharmaceutical patents, because of its critical role in the rapid innovation, development, and commercialization of effective and safe drug therapies and vaccines. Financial incentives are needed to develop new medications. No one benefits if research on such products is discouraged. With more than 50 years of experience with health projects and a proven institutional capacity to manage large financial transactions, the World Bank should serve as the fiscal agent for the Fund. As trustee, the Bank would not be involved in matters of policy, but would serve as the repository for contributions from both governments and private donors and ensure the prompt disbursement of grants. A small Executive Secretariat housed at the Bank and jointly staffed by the Bank, UNAIDS and the World Health Organization would undertake the day-to-day management of the trust fund, including soliciting grant proposals. A high-level Governing Council would provide the overall strategic direction for the fund. Donors that contribute at least $xx million and representatives of the developing world (serving in their own personal capacity and not as the