The Alliance is a collaborative, but non-binding, effort.
The Alliance will seek to identify cooperative opportunities for research directed at the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases.
The Alliance will seek to operate in a balanced manner in terms of the regions affected and the chronic diseases addressed.
The Alliance will be committed to improving health gains while reducing health disparities.
The Alliance will recognize the need for complementary and diverse research methodologies to address the complexity of chronic disease and their prevention and treatment.
The Alliance will focus on research topics where the need for evidence to inform policy, programmes, and practice is most urgent.
The Alliance will facilitate cooperative activities for soliciting and funding research proposals.
The Alliance will not seek to replace or duplicate existing effective research funding programmes.
The Alliance will rely on existing funding and evaluation procedures of its members.
The Alliance will pursue knowledge translation and will exchange approaches that are designed to maximize the public health benefits of research findings.
