[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 161 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 161

         Supporting the goals and ideals of World Malaria Day.


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                   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

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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--

    (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--

    (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 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 surveillance, diagnostics, treatment, and prevention;
            (5) recognizes the goals, priorities, and authorities to 
        combat malaria set forth in the United States Leadership 
        Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (Public 
        Law 108-25; 117 Stat. 711) and 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 endemic countries in developing and 
        effectively executing their own national responses to malaria; 
        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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