,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ace  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ba1 #bjac ,mrs4 
,l[ey 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,cr5%aw7 submitt$
 ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! 
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs           
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! importance ( 
frontl9e heal? work]s t[>d accel]at+    
progress on global heal? & sav+ ! lives 
( wom5 & *ildr51 & = o!r purposes4      
,:]eas ,unit$ ,/ates lead]%ip & inve/m5t
 has l$ to dramatic successes 9 global  
heal?1 includ+ ! r$uction ( *ild        
mortality by #dj p]c5t 9 ! la/ #b       
decades1 ! r$uction ( new ,,hiv         
infections by #ej p]c5t 9 #be l[ &      
middle income c\ntries1 a decrease 9    
dea?s f mal>ia by #be p]c5t1 & ! halv+ (
 mat]nal mortality rates2 ,:]eas /rong  
heal? sy/ems 9 develop+ c\ntries1       
includ+ a well-tra9$1 equipp$1 &        
support$ heal? work=ce1 & access to     
heal? c>e are vital = ^! successes to   
cont9ue & to ensure t ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
inve/m5t 9 global heal? programs is     

effective & su/a9able2 ,:]eas nations ) 
heal?y populations are m likely to be   
productive1 prosp]\s1 & peaceful1 :ile  
c\ntries ) poor] heal? are m prone to   
in/ability1 conflict1 & extremism2      
,:]eas ! #bjaj ,unit$ ,/ates ,national  
,security ,/rategy cites ! ne$ to /r5g!n
 heal? sy/ems & inve/ 9 global heal? z  
key compon5ts to c\nt]+ national        
security ?reats2 ,:]eas frontl9e heal?  
work]s are ! fir/ & (t5 ! only l9k to   
heal? c>e = millions ( p liv+ 9 !       
develop+ _w1 provid+ s]vices :]e !y are 
mo/ ne$$1 especially 9 remote & rural   
areas2 ,:]eas frontl9e heal? work]s     
include individuals s]v+ 9 a range (    
capacities su* z community heal? work]s1
 midwives1 local ph>maci/s1 nurses1 &   
doctors2 ,:]eas ! emp[]m5t ( wom5 )9 !  
heal? work=ce is critical to save lives2
 ,:]eas frontl9e heal? work]s provide   
families ) access to a range ( simple1  
af=dable1 life-sav+ c>e to help prev5t &
 treat infections1 improve nutrition1   
increase cov]age ( vacc9es1 ensure      

heal?y outcomes = mo!rs & newborns1 &   
fight diseases l tub]culosis1 mal>ia1 & 
,,hiv1 & enc\rage prop] wat]1           
sanitation1 & hygi5e practices2 ,:]eas !
 pres5ce ( tra9$ & support$ frontl9e    
heal? work]s is key to ! success (      
,unit$ ,/ates global heal? programs1    
includ+ its ef=ts to a*ieve ! global    
goals ( end+ prev5table *ild dea?s &    
fo/]+ an ,,aids-free g5]ation2 ,:]eas x 
c co/ z little z #cjj to tra9 a frontl9e
 heal? work] 9 crucial life-sav+ skills1
 mak+ inve/m5ts 9 frontl9e heal? work]s 
"o ( ! mo/ co/ effective ways to save   
lives2 ,:]eas p>tn]%ips ) fai?-bas$     
organizations & ! private sector 9      
tra9+1 equipp+1 & deploy+ frontl9e heal?
 work]s h help$ c\ntries a*ieve progress
 on global heal? goals2 ,:]eas accord+  
to ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization1 !re are  
#eg c\ntries ) critical heal? work=ce   
%ortages1 mo/ ( :i* are 9 sub-,sah>an   
,africa & ,s\? ,asia1 regions t also h !
 greate/ %>e ( ! global disease burd5 & 
! highe/ numb] ( prev5table dea?s2      

,:]eas tra9+ frontl9e heal? work]s helps
 to develop su/a9able local capacity 9 a
 c\ntry because frontl9e heal? work]s   
are drawn f ! communities !y s]ve & are 
less likely to migrate ?an high] skill$ 
categories ( heal? work]s2 ,:]eas ! "w (
 frontl9e heal? work]s is p>ticul>ly    
crucial dur+ natural or complex em]g5cy 
situations to save lives & to aid       
communities to recov]1 rebuild1 & become
 self-reliant2 ,:]eas ! impact (        
inve/m5ts 9 frontl9e heal? work]s has   
be5 well docum5t$1 su* z 9 ,e?iopia :]e 
^! inve/m5ts l$ to a d\bl+ ( ! rates (  
*ildr5 :o h be5 immuniz$1 treat$ =      
pneumonia1 & be5 giv5 ,vitam9 ,a to     
prev5t bl9dness1 & 9 ,afghani/an1 :]e !y
 h contribut$ to an almo/ fivefold      
increase ( skill$ midwives1 :i* has l$  
to an ov] #aj-ye> ga9 9 life expectancy 
= wom52 ,:]eas despite ! key role (     
frontl9e heal? work]s 9 improv+ heal?1  
advanc+ peace & security1 & spurr+      
economic gr[?1 ! ,_w ,heal?             
,organization e/imates a %ortage ( at   

lea/ #a1jjj1jjj frontl9e heal? work]s 9 
! develop+ _w2 ,:]eas despite ga9s 9    
access to heal? c>e1 #a1jjj1jjj1jjj ( ! 
_w's ne>ly #g1jjj1jjj1jjj p h little or 
no access to basic heal? s]vices2 ,:]eas
 e day m ?an #bj1jjj *ildr5 9 ! develop+
 _w p]i%1 mo/ly f prev5table causes1 &  
#hjj wom5 die due to pregnancy          
complications1 & e ye> millions ( adults
 succumb to ! ravages ( ,,aids1         
tub]culosis1 mal>ia1 & o!r treatable &  
prev5table *ronic diseases2 & ,:]eas    
despite ! importance ( frontl9e heal?   
work]s to successful implem5tation (    
,unit$ ,/ates global heal? programs & to
 improv$ heal? outcomes = ^? s]v$ by ^! 
programs1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates does n h a    
compreh5sive global heal? work=ce       
/rategy3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives--  7#a7 reaffirms !     
important role ( frontl9e heal? work]s 9
 sav+ lives & fo/]+ a heal?i]1 m secure1
 & m prosp]\s _w2  7#b7 comm5ds !       
progress made by ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 help+
 to build local capacity & to save lives

 9 ! _w's mo/ vuln]able communities by  
tra9+ & support+ frontl9e heal? c>e     
work]s2 &  7#c7 calls on all relevant   
,f$]al ag5cies1 includ+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
,ag5cy = ,int]national ,developm5t1 !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate1 & ! ,c5t]s = ,disease
 ,control & ,prev5tion1 to develop a    
coord9at$ & compreh5sive heal? work=ce  
/r5g!n+ /rategy ) concrete t>gets =     
increas+ equitable access to qualifi$   
heal? work]s 9 develop+ c\ntries1       
p>ticul>ly 9 und]s]v$ areas1 ) a        
/rategic focus on frontl9e heal? work]s4