[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
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[S. Res. 149 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 149

         Supporting the goals and ideals of World Malaria Day.


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                   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

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                               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;

    (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 
        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
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) supports the goals and ideals of World Malaria Day;
            (2) recognizes the importance of reducing malaria 
        prevalence and deaths to improve overall child and maternal 
        health, especially in sub-Saharan Africa;
            (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 partnerships to 
        research and develop more effective and affordable tools for 
        malaria diagnosis, treatment, and vaccination;
            (5) recognizes the goals, priorities, and authorities to 
        combat malaria set forth in the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde 
        United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, 
        and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-293; 
        122 Stat. 2918);
            (6) supports continued leadership by the United States 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; 
        and
            (7) encourages other members of the international community 
        to sustain and increase their support for, and financial 
        contributions to, efforts to combat malaria worldwide.
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