They are that we will:
1set out to do no harm and, as far as feasible, evaluate the impact of our domestic and foreign policies on global health to ensure that our intention is fulfi lled;2base our global health policies and practice on sound evidence, especially public health evidence, and work with others to develop evidence where it does not exist;3use health as an agent for good in foreign policy, recognising that improving the health of the world’s population can make a strong contribution towards promoting a low-carbon, high-growth global economy;4promote outcomes on global health that support the achievement of the MDGs and the MDG Call for Action;5promote health equity within and between countries through our foreign and domestic policies;6ensure that the effects of foreign and domestic policies on global health are much more explicit and that we are transparent about where the objectives of different policies may confl ict;7work for strong and effective leadership on global health through strengthened and reformed international institutions;8learn from other countries’ policies and experience in order to improve the health and well-being of the UK population and the way we deliver healthcare;9protect the health of the UK proactively, by tackling health challenges that begin outside our borders; and10work in partnership with other governments, multilateral agencies, civil society and business in pursuit of our objectives.