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<title>Supporting the goals and ideals of World Malaria Day.</title>
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<action-date>2013-04-23</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p> Supports the ideals of World Malaria Day, including the target of ending malaria deaths by 2015.</p> <p>Recognizes the importance of reducing malaria to improve child and maternal health, especially in sub-Saharan Africa.</p> <p>Commends the progress made toward reducing global malaria prevalence and deaths, particularly through the efforts of the President's Malaria Initiative and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria.</p> <p>Welcomes public-private partnerships to develop more effective and affordable tools for malaria diagnosis, treatment, and vaccination</p> <p>Recognizes the goals to combat malaria in the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008.</p> <p>Supports continued U.S. leadership in bilateral, multilateral, and private sector efforts to combat malaria and to work with developing countries to create long-term strategies to increase ownership over malaria programs.</p> <p>Encourages members of the international community to sustain and scale up their support for efforts to combat malaria.</p>]]></summary-text>
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