The purpose of this chapter is to strengthen and enhance United States leadership and the effectiveness of the United States response to the HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria pandemics and other related and preventable infectious diseases as part of the overall United States health and development agenda by—

((1)) establishing comprehensive, coordinated, and integrated 5-year, global strategies to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria by—

((A)) building on progress and successes to date;

((B)) improving harmonization of United States efforts with national strategies of partner governments and other public and private entities; and

((C)) emphasizing capacity building initiatives in order to promote a transition toward greater sustainability through the support of country-driven efforts;

((2)) providing increased resources for bilateral and multilateral efforts to fight HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria as integrated components of United States development assistance;

((3)) intensifying efforts to—

((A)) prevent HIV infection;

((B)) ensure the continued support for, and expanded access to, treatment and care programs;

((C)) enhance the effectiveness of prevention, treatment, and care programs; and

((D)) address the particular vulnerabilities of girls and women;

((4)) encouraging the expansion of private sector efforts and expanding public-private sector partnerships to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria;

((5)) reinforcing efforts to—

((A)) develop safe and effective vaccines, microbicides, and other prevention and treatment technologies; and

((B)) improve diagnostics capabilities for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria; and

((6)) helping partner countries to—

((A)) strengthen health systems;

((B)) expand health workforce; and

((C)) address infrastructural weaknesses.