,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #ce  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,april #bc1 #bjac 
,mr4 ,cr5%aw 7= himself & ,mr4 ,meeks7  
submitt$ ! foll[+ concurr5t resolution2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs  ,,concurr5t ,,resolution      
,support+ ! goals & ideals ( ,_w ,mal>ia
 ,day4  ,:]eas ,april #be? ( ea* ye> is 
recogniz$ int]nationally z ,_w ,mal>ia  
,day2 ,:]eas mal>ia is a lead+ cause (  
dea? & disease 9 _m develop+ c\ntries1  
despite be+ prev5table & treatable2     
,:]eas fight+ mal>ia is 9 ! national    
security int]e/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 z    
r$uc+ ! risk ( mal>ia protects memb]s ( 
! ,arm$ ,=ces ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates s]v+    
ov]seas 9 mal>ia-endemic regions1 &     
r$uc+ mal>ia dea?s helps to l[] risks ( 
in/ability 9 less develop$ c\ntries2    
,:]eas support = ef=ts to fight mal>ia  
is 9 ! diplomatic & moral int]e/ ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates1 z t support g5]ates      
goodwill t[>d ! ,unit$ ,/ates &         
highlights ! values ( ! p ( ! ,unit$    

,/ates ?r\gh ! "w ( gov]nm5tal1         
non-gov]nm5tal1 & fai?-bas$             
organizations ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas 
ef=ts to fight mal>ia are 9 ! long-t]m  
economic int]e/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates       
because ^? ef=ts help develop+ c\ntries 
id5tify at-risk populations1 provide    
bett] heal? s]vices1 produce heal?i] & m
 productive work=ces1 advance economic  
developm5t1 & promote /rong] trad+      
p>tn]s2 ,:]eas #ce c\ntries1 ! majority 
( :i* are 9 sub-,sah>an ,africa1 acc\nt 
= #ia p]c5t ( mal>ia dea?s 9 ! _w2      
,:]eas "y *ildr5 & pregnant wom5 are    
p>ticul>ly vuln]able to &               
disproportionately affect$ by mal>ia2   
,:]eas mal>ia greatly affects *ild      
heal?1 z *ildr5 "u ! age ( #e acc\nt =  
an e/imat$ #hf p]c5t ( mal>ia dea?s ea* 
ye>2 ,:]eas mal>ia poses great risks to 
mat]nal & neonatal heal?1 caus+         
complications dur+ deliv]y1 anemia1 & l[
 bir? weights1 ) e/imates t mal>ia      
infection causes approximately #djj1jjj 
cases ( sev]e mat]nal anemia & betwe5   

#ge1jjj & #bjj1jjj infant dea?s annually
 9 sub-,sah>an ,africa2 ,:]eas height5$ 
national1 regional1 & int]national ef=ts
 to prev5t & treat mal>ia dur+ rec5t    
ye>s h made significant progress & help$
 save hundr$s ( ?\s&s ( lives2 ,:]eas ! 
,_w ,mal>ia ,report #bjab by ! ,_w      
,heal? ,organization /ates t 9 #bjaa1   
approximately #ec p]c5t ( h\seholds 9   
sub-,sah>an ,africa own$ at lea/ "o     
insecticide-treat$ mosquito net1 &      
h\sehold surveys indicat$ t #ij p]c5t ( 
p us$ an insecticide-treat$ mosquito net
 if "o 0 available 9 ! h\sehold2 ,:]eas1
 9 #bjaa1 approximately #aec1jjj1jjj p 7
 protect$ by indoor residual spray+2    
,:]eas ! ,_w ,mal>ia ,report #bjab fur!r
 /ates t betwe5 #bjjj & #bjaj--  7#a7   
mal>ia mortality rates decreas$ by #bf  
p]c5t ar\nd ! _w2  7#b7 9 ! ,african    
,region ( ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization1   
mal>ia mortality rates decreas$ by #cc  
p]c5t2 &  7#c7 an e/imat$ #a1ajj1jjj    
mal>ia dea?s 7 av]t$ globally1 prim>ily 
z a result ( increas$ int]v5tions2      

,:]eas ! ,_w ,mal>ia ,report #bjab fur!r
 /ates t out ( #ii c\ntries ) ongo+     
transmission ( mal>ia 9 #bjab1 #aa      
c\ntries are classifi$ z be+ 9 !        
pre-elim9ation phase ( mal>ia control1  
#aj c\ntries are classifi$ z be+ 9 !    
elim9ation phase1 & #e c\ntries are     
classifi$ z be+ 9 ! prev5tion (         
introduction phase2 ,:]eas cont9u$      
national1 regional1 & int]national      
inve/m5t 9 ef=ts to elim9ate mal>ia1    
includ+ prev5tion & treatm5t ef=ts1 !   
developm5t ( a vacc9e to immunize *ildr5
 f ! mal>ia p>asite1 & advancem5ts 9    
insecticides1 are critical 9 ord] to    
cont9ue to r$uce mal>ia dea?s1 prev5t   
backslid+ 9 areas :]e progress has be5  
made1 & equip ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! global
 community ) ! tools necess>y to fight  
mal>ia & o!r global heal? ?reats2 ,:]eas
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t has play$ a  
lead+ role 9 ! rec5t progress made t[>d 
r$uc+ ! global burd5 ( mal>ia1          
p>ticul>ly ?r\gh ! ,presid5t's ,mal>ia  
,initiative & ! contribution ( ! ,unit$ 

,/ates to ! ,global ,fund to ,fight     
,,aids1 ,tub]culosis1 & ,mal>ia2 ,:]eas1
 9 ,may #bjaa1 an indep5d5t1 ext]nal    
evaluation1 prep>$ ?r\gh ! ,global      
,heal? ,te*nical ,assi/ance ,project1   
exam9+ #f objectives ( ! ,presid5t's    
,mal>ia ,initiative1 f\nd ! ,presid5t's 
,mal>ia ,initiative to be a successful1 
well-l$ compon5t ( ! ,global ,heal?     
,initiative t has e>n$ & des]ves ! task 
( su/a9+ & exp&+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates        
,gov]nm5t's response to global mal>ia   
control ef=ts2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
,gov]nm5t is pursu+ a compreh5sive      
approa* to end+ mal>ia dea?s ?r\gh !    
,presid5t's ,mal>ia ,initiative1 :i* is 
l$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy =          
,int]national ,developm5t & implem5t$ ) 
assi/ance f ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control
 & ,prev5tion1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate1 !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 ! 
,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal?1 !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 & private sector   
entities2 ,:]eas ! ,presid5t's ,mal>ia  
,initiative focuses on help+ p>tn]      

c\ntries a*ieve major improvem5ts 9     
ov]all heal? outcomes ?r\gh improv$     
access to1 & quality (1 heal?c>e s]vices
 9 locations ) limit$ res\rces2 & ,:]eas
 ! ,presid5t's ,mal>ia ,initiative1     
recogniz+ ! burd5 ( mal>ia on _m p>tn]  
c\ntries1 has set a t>get ( r$uc+ !     
burd5 ( mal>ia by #ej p]c5t =           
#dej1jjj1jjj p1 repres5t+ #gj p]c5t ( ! 
at-risk population 9 ,africa1 by #bjae3 
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,congress--  7#a7
 supports ! goals & ideals ( ,_w ,mal>ia
 ,day1 includ+ ! t>get ( end+ mal>ia    
dea?s by #bjae2  7#b7 recognizes !      
importance ( r$uc+ mal>ia preval5ce &   
dea?s to improve ov]all *ild & mat]nal  
heal?1 especially 9 sub-,sah>an ,africa2
  7#c7 comm5ds ! rec5t progress made    
t[>d r$uc+ global mal>ia morbidity1     
mortality1 & preval5ce1 p>ticul>ly ?r\gh
 ! ef=ts ( ! ,presid5t's ,mal>ia        
,initiative & ! ,global ,fund to ,fight 
,,aids1 ,tub]culosis1 & ,mal>ia2  7#d7  
welcomes ongo+ public-private p>tn]%ips 
to rese>* & develop m effective &       

af=dable tools = mal>ia diagnosis1      
treatm5t1 & vacc9ation2  7#e7 recognizes
 ! goals1 priorities1 & au?orities to   
combat mal>ia set =? 9 ! ,tom ,lantos & 
,h5ry ,j4 ,hyde ,unit$ ,/ates ,global   
,lead]%ip ,aga9/ ,,hiv_/,,aids1         
,tub]culosis1 & ,mal>ia ,reau?orization 
,act ( #bjjh 7,public ,law #aaj-bic2    
#abb ,/at4 #biah72  7#f7 supports       
cont9u$ lead]%ip by ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9   
bilat]al1 multilat]al1 & private sector 
ef=ts to combat mal>ia & to "w )        
develop+ c\ntries to create long-t]m    
/rategies to increase own]%ip ov] mal>ia
 programs2 &  7#g7 enc\rages o!r memb]s 
( ! int]national community to su/a9 &   
increase _! support = & f9ancial        
contributions to ef=ts to combat mal>ia 
worldwide4