and through partnership, from the individual to organizations. This site provides a wealth of information regarding TB and the work to eradicate it, which is accessible for everyone interested in the work. The United Nations http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/ http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/ The United Nations, created in 1943, is an international organization which currently has 193 Member States. Its powerful charter provides it with the power to act in the interest of the world as a whole on a wide range of issues including, but not limited to, security, terrorism, climate change, poverty, health, humanitarian concerns, human rights, and food production. It promotes international governmental communication, negotiation, and offers hope for international agreement in a complex and diverse world. In 2000 the UN agreed the 8 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a vision for the world to aim towards by 2015. For the post-2015 era they have more recently agreed the Global Thematic Consultation on Health, with a vision for the year 2030. These goals provide a backbone, structure and focus for GHIs, and other large scale global operations. These websites provide clarity for understanding global policies, priorities and will be of interest to anyone concerned with global politics, policy making, health, poverty, climate change, human rights, and much more on the international arena. The World Bank http://projects.worldbank.org/P071233/multicountry-hivaids-program-africa-region?lang=en&tab =overview The World Bank states that its mission is to ‘end extreme poverty within a generation and boost shared prosperity’. The World Bank is not a conventional bank, but is an organization committed to helping developing countries reduce poverty through multiple financial services, technical help, training and advice. Services are broad, including low interest loans and credit to developing countries, and much more. They also provide free online education through their Online Learning Campus which serves 250,000 learners in 190 countries, and includes education on many topics ranging from agriculture, finance, ICT, macroeconomics and fiscal management. The World Bank will be of interest to a wide variety of people involved in national and international financial planning, management and government, as well as individuals worldwide, including students and investors. World Health Organization http://www.wpro.who.int/entity/country_focus/global_health_initiatives/en/