[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 132 (Tuesday, October 18, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S11499]
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                         MONTH OF GLOBAL HEALTH

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Judiciary 
Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 225 and 
that the Senate then proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will report the resolution by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 225) designating the month of 
     November 2005 as the ``Month of Global Health.''

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. FRIST. I ask unanimous consent the resolution and preamble be 
agreed to en bloc, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table en 
bloc, and any statements be printed without intervening action or 
debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 225) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 225

       Whereas child survival is a key element of global health 
     and is of utmost importance to the United States and all 
     countries of the world;
       Whereas child survival must be addressed on a global scale;
       Whereas increasing child survival rates is critical to 
     population growth in countries around the world;
       Whereas child survival depends on access to key nutrients 
     that can avert millions of unnecessary deaths in third world 
     countries from preventable diseases;
       Whereas 5 simple interventions, if delivered to children 
     before the age of 5, may significantly increase their chances 
     of survival;
       Whereas these 5 interventions--vaccines, antibiotics, 
     Vitamin A and micronutrients, oral rehydration therapy, and 
     insecticide-treated bednets--can be provided to third world 
     countries at minimal cost; and
       Whereas 10,000,000 children die each year from preventable 
     diseases in third world countries and 6,000,000 of those 
     deaths could be prevented by the use of these interventions: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates the month of November 2005 as the ``Month of 
     Global Health'';
       (2) reaffirms its commitment to ensuring that children 
     around the world receive the interventions necessary for 
     survival as an integral component of efforts to improve 
     global health; and
       (3) encourages the people of the United States to observe 
     the ``Month of Global Health'' with appropriate participation 
     in key activities, programs, and fundraising in support of 
     worldwide child survival.

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