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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 149 

Supporting the goals and ideals of World Malaria Day. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 2, 2017 

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

which was considered and agreed to 

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 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 reducing malaria deaths helps to lower risks 

of instability in less developed countries; 

Whereas United States support for efforts to fight malaria— 

(1) is in the diplomatic and moral interests of the 

United States; 


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(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 2015, 91 countries and areas had ongoing malaria transmissions; 

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

for malaria, with sub-Saharan African carrying a disproportionately high burden, with 90 percent of malaria 

cases and 92 percent of malaria deaths in the world; 

Whereas young children and pregnant women are particularly 

vulnerable to, and disproportionately affected by, malaria; 

Whereas malaria greatly affects the health of children, since 

children under the age of 5 account for an estimated 70 

percent of malaria deaths each year; 

Whereas the World Malaria Report 2016 by the World 

Health Organization states that, in 2015, approximately 

429,000 people died of malaria, which is a 50-percent decrease since 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 

United States Agency for International Development and 

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ease 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 diagnosis, treatment, and 

16 vaccination; 

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

19 and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership 

20 Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Re21 authorization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–293; 

22 122 Stat. 2918); 


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1 (6) supports continued leadership by the United 

2 States in bilateral, multilateral, and private sector 

3 efforts to combat malaria and to work with devel4 oping countries to create long-term strategies to in5 crease ownership over malaria programs; and 

6 (7) encourages other members of the inter7 national community to sustain and increase their 

8 support for, and financial contributions to, efforts to 

9 combat malaria worldwide. 

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