[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 121, 110th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

121 STAT. 2734
 
PROCLAMATION 8132--APR. 20, 2007


Proclamation 8132 of April 24, 2007
Malaria Awareness Day, 2007
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Americans are fortunate to live in a land that eliminated malaria
decades ago. Today, our country helps fight this disease in Africa,
because we believe in the timeless truth: To whom much is given, much is
required. On Malaria Awareness Day, we renew our commitment to helping
combat malaria in Africa and around the world.
Tragically, one child in Africa dies every 30 seconds from malaria, a
disease that is highly treatable and preventable. To reduce malaria's
mortality rate in the hardest-hit African countries, I announced the
President's Malaria Initiative in 2005, a five-year, $1.2 billion
program. At last year's White House Summit on Malaria, Laura and I were
pleased to announce the expansion of this initiative to several
additional countries. These efforts are making a difference, and
millions of people have already benefited from insecticide-treated bed
nets, indoor spraying, and anti-malaria medicine.
Across our Nation, Americans are answering the call to act. By simply
donating an insecticide-treated bed net, one individual can help save a
life. For more information about how to help and for a list of
humanitarian organizations, visit fightingmalaria.gov.
Americans are a compassionate people who care deeply about the plight of
others and the future of our world, and we can all be proud of the work
our Nation is doing to fight disease and despair. By standing with the
people of Africa in the fight against malaria, we can help lift a burden
of unnecessary suffering, provide hope and health, and forge lasting
friendships.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 25, 2007, as Malaria
Awareness Day. I encourage Americans to answer the universal call to
love a neighbor and join in our goal of eradicating malaria on the
African continent.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-fourth day
of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand seven, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
first.
GEORGE W. BUSH