The following table summarizes the most frequent responses to the questions, “What are the major challenges that people working to improve global health will face over the next five to ten years?” and “What types of support will organizations working to improve global health need to help them address these emerging challenges, issues and trends?” Funding (engaging multiple donors; finding innovative ways to raise new sources of funds; securing long-term commitments and unrestricted funds for general/administrative costs) Unrestricted core institutional support Project specific support Long-term (10 years) funding support Competition and/or lack of coordination among actors, issues, interventions A coherent approach to assistance, goals, priorities Global leadership to avoid duplication of efforts Structured and close alliances, partnerships, collaboration and coordination that maximize each organization’s comparative advantage Better partnering between implementing organizations and academic institutions, advocacy groups Mechanisms for organizations to share experiences, link common advocacy and other goals, provide knowledge for management support Inadequacy of health workforce Capacity building and training in technical skills, management, leadership Support for students who want to learn about and enter the field Political agendas, politicization of decision-making and support Stronger advocacy skills and support Continuous attention to policy work Political will, support and commitment Targeted communications that tailor messages to specific audiences Research to inform policies and funding decisions Contextualizing health into the broader development agenda Support that goes beyond health-sector-only programming to integrated development Cohesion around approaches to assistance, goals, priorities Arguments for health within broader development and poverty agendas Scalability and adaptability Support for community-based work Integrating new and existing technologies into real programs on the ground Increased accountability Monitoring and evaluation of programs to measure baseline, progress and dissemination of results Funding and technical expertise to conduct appropriate assessments Sustaining the effort Donor and public education about program support life cycles so that they understand the need for a long-term commitment