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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 161 

Supporting the goals and ideals of World Malaria Day. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 11, 2019 

Mr. WICKER (for himself and Mr. COONS) submitted the following resolution; 

which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

RESOLUTION 

Supporting the goals and ideals of World Malaria Day. 

Whereas April 25 of each year is recognized internationally 

as World Malaria Day; 

Whereas malaria is a leading cause of death and disease in 

many developing countries, despite being preventable and 

treatable; 

Whereas fighting malaria is in the national interest of the 

United States because— 

(1) reducing the risk of malaria protects members of 

the Armed Forces and other people of the United States 

serving overseas in malaria-endemic regions; and 

(2) reducing malaria deaths helps to lower risks of 

instability in less developed countries; 

Whereas United States support for efforts to fight malaria— 


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(1) is in the diplomatic, economic, and humanitarian 

interests of the United States; 

(2) generates goodwill toward the United States; and 

(3) highlights the values of the people of the United 

States through the work of governmental, nongovernmental, and faith-based organizations of the United 

States; 

Whereas, in 2017, 87 countries and areas had ongoing malaria transmissions; 

Whereas nearly 1⁄2 of the population of the world is at risk 

for malaria, with the World Health Organization African 

region carrying a disproportionately high burden, with 92 

percent of malaria cases and 93 percent of malaria 

deaths in the world; 

Whereas young children and pregnant women are particularly 

vulnerable to, and disproportionately affected by, malaria; 

Whereas children under the age of 5 account for an estimated 

61 percent of malaria deaths each year; 

Whereas the World Malaria Report 2018 published by the 

World Health Organization states that, in 2017, approximately 435,000 people died from malaria, which is a decrease of approximately 50 percent, as compared to 2000; 

Whereas the United States Government has played a leading 

role in the recent progress made toward reducing the 

global burden of malaria, particularly through the President’s Malaria Initiative and the contribution of the 

United States to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; and 

Whereas the United States Government is pursuing a comprehensive approach to ending malaria deaths through 

the President’s Malaria Initiative, which is led by the 


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United States Agency for International Development and 

implemented with assistance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of State, 

the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Defense, 

and private sector entities: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) supports the goals and ideals of World Ma3 laria Day; 

4 (2) recognizes the importance of reducing ma5 laria prevalence and deaths to improve overall child 

6 and maternal health, especially in sub-Saharan Afri7 ca; 

8 (3) commends the recent progress made toward 

9 reducing global malaria morbidity, mortality, and 

10 prevalence, particularly through the efforts of the 

11 President’s Malaria Initiative and the Global Fund 

12 to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; 

13 (4) welcomes ongoing public-private partner14 ships to research and develop more effective and af15 fordable tools for malaria surveillance, diagnostics, 

16 treatment, and prevention; 

17 (5) recognizes the goals, priorities, and authori18 ties to combat malaria set forth in the United States 

19 Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and 

20 Malaria Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–25; 117 Stat. 

21 711) and the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde 


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1 United States Global Leadership Against HIV/ 

2 AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization 

3 Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–293; 122 Stat. 2918); 

4 (6) supports continued leadership by the United 

5 States in bilateral, multilateral, and private sector 

6 efforts to combat malaria and to work with endemic 

7 countries in developing and effectively executing 

8 their own national responses to malaria; and 

9 (7) encourages other members of the inter10 national community to sustain and increase their 

11 support for, and financial contributions to, efforts to 

12 combat malaria worldwide. 

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