I marts 2002 vedtog Kommissionen en meddelelse om sundhed og fattigdom, som fastlægger en politisk EF-ramme for investeringer i sundhed og aidsforebyggelse blandt fattige for at nå MDG for sundhed.
In March 2002 the Commission adopted a Communication on "Health and Poverty" which establishes an EC policy framework to guide investment in health and AIDS prevention among poor people to achieve the health MDGs.