Using the WHO Guidelines, assess the context of balance and barriers in national approaches to opioid analgesic regulations; cooperate with and provide related information, education and assistance to units of the WHO, national Governments, NGOs and individuals; develop methods to communicate with and train health professionals, regulators and policy makers about balanced drug control policy.

Develop methods including establishment of demonstration projects, to make opioids available under adequate control for the relief of cancer pain in community-based programs and hospitals, consistent with international drug control conventions and WHO Guidelines; spread the use of such methods nationally and internationally in developed and developing countries.