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highlights the values of the people of the United States 
through the work of governmental, non-governmental, 
and faith-based organizations of the United States; 
Whereas efforts to fight malaria are in the long-term eco-
nomic interest of the United States because those efforts 
help developing countries identify at-risk populations, 
provide better health services, produce healthier and more 
productive workforces, advance economic development, 
and promote stronger trading partners; 
Whereas 35 countries, the majority of which are in sub-Saha-
ran Africa, account for 91 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 child health, as children 
under the age of 5 account for an estimated 86 percent 
of malaria deaths each year; 
Whereas malaria poses great risks to maternal and neonatal 
health, causing complications during delivery, anemia, 
and low birth weights, with estimates that malaria infec-
tion causes approximately 400,000 cases of severe mater-
nal anemia and between 75,000 and 200,000 infant 
deaths annually in sub-Saharan Africa; 
Whereas heightened national, regional, and international ef-
forts to prevent and treat malaria during recent years 
have made significant progress and helped save hundreds 
of thousands of lives; 
Whereas the World Malaria Report 2012 by the World 
Health Organization states that in 2011, approximately 
53 percent of households in sub-Saharan Africa owned at 
least one insecticide-treated mosquito net, and household 
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surveys indicated that 90 percent of people used an insec-
ticide-treated mosquito net if one was available in the 
household; 
Whereas, in 2011, approximately 153,000,000 people were 
protected by indoor residual spraying; 
Whereas the World Malaria Report 2012 further states that 
between 2000 and 2010— 
(1) malaria mortality rates decreased by 26 percent 
around the world; 
(2) in the African Region of the World Health Orga-
nization, malaria mortality rates decreased by 33 percent; 
and 
(3) an estimated 1,100,000 malaria deaths were 
averted globally, primarily as a result of increased inter-
ventions; 
Whereas the World Malaria Report 2012 further states that 
out of 99 countries with ongoing transmission of malaria 
in 2012, 11 countries are classified as being in the pre- 
elimination phase of malaria control, 10 countries are 
classified as being in the elimination phase, and 5 coun-
tries are classified as being in the prevention of introduc-
tion phase; 
Whereas continued national, regional, and international in-
vestment in efforts to eliminate malaria, including pre-
vention and treatment efforts, the development of a vac-
cine to immunize children from the malaria parasite, and 
advancements in insecticides, are critical in order to con-
tinue to reduce malaria deaths, prevent backsliding in 
areas where progress has been made, and equip the 
United States and the global community with the tools 
necessary to fight malaria and other global health 
threats; 
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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 Presi-
dent’s Malaria Initiative and the contribution of the 
United States to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuber-
culosis, and Malaria; 
Whereas, in May 2011, an independent, external evaluation, 
prepared through the Global Health Technical Assistance 
Project, examining 6 objectives of the President’s Malaria 
Initiative, found the President’s Malaria Initiative to be 
a successful, well-led component of the Global Health Ini-
tiative that has ‘‘earned and deserves the task of sus-
taining and expanding the United States Government’s 
response to global malaria control efforts’’; 
Whereas the United States Government is pursuing a com-
prehensive approach to ending malaria deaths through 
the President’s Malaria Initiative, which is led by the 
United States Agency for International Development and 
implemented with assistance from the Centers for Dis-
ease Control and Prevention, the Department of State, 
the Department of Health and Human Services, the Na-
tional Institutes of Health, the Department of Defense, 
and private sector entities; 
Whereas the President’s Malaria Initiative focuses on helping 
partner countries achieve major improvements in overall 
health outcomes through improved access to, and quality 
of, healthcare services in locations with limited resources; 
and 
Whereas the President’s Malaria Initiative, recognizing the 
burden of malaria on many partner countries, has set a 
target of reducing the burden of malaria by 50 percent 
for 450,000,000 people, representing 70 percent of the 
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at-risk population in Africa, by 2015: Now, therefore, be 
it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That the Congress— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of World Ma-
laria Day, including the target of ending malaria 
deaths by 2015; 
(2) recognizes the importance of reducing ma-
laria prevalence and deaths to improve overall child 
and maternal health, especially in sub-Saharan Afri-
ca; 
(3) commends the recent progress made toward 
reducing global malaria morbidity, mortality, and 
prevalence, particularly through the efforts of the 
President’s Malaria Initiative and the Global Fund 
to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria; 
(4) welcomes ongoing public-private partner-
ships to research and develop more effective and af-
fordable tools for malaria diagnosis, treatment, and 
vaccination; 
(5) recognizes the goals, priorities, and authori-
ties to combat malaria set forth in the Tom Lantos 
and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership 
Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Re-
authorization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–293; 
122 Stat. 2918); 
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(6) supports continued leadership by the United 
States in bilateral, multilateral, and private sector 
efforts to combat malaria and to work with devel-
oping countries to create long-term strategies to in-
crease ownership over malaria programs; and 
(7) encourages other members of the inter-
national community to sustain and increase their 
support for and financial contributions to efforts to 
combat malaria worldwide. 
Æ 
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