,,iii ,calendar ,no4 #chb #aacth        
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4 ,,res4   
#dbf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the    
,,united ,,states  ,april #bi1 #bjad,mr4
 ,coons 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 ,mr4
 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,mr4 ,cochran1  
,mr4 ,inhofe1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,rubio1
 ,mr4 ,kirk1 ,mrs4 ,boxer1 ,mr4 ,cardin1
 ,mr4 ,levin1 and ,mrs4 ,murray7        
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,relations  ,may #bj1          
#bjad,reported by ,mr4 ,menendez1 with  
an amendment and an amendment to the    
preamble,omit the part struck through   
and insert the part printed in italic   
,,resolution  ,supporting the goals and 
ideals of ,world ,malaria ,day4         
,whereas ,april #beth of each year is   
recognized internationally as ,world    
,malaria ,day2 ,whereas malaria is a    
leading cause of death and disease in   
many developing countries1 despite being
 preventable and treatable2 ,whereas    
fighting malaria is in the national     

security interest of the ,united        
,states1 as reducing the risk of malaria
 protects members of the ,united ,states
 ,armed ,forces serving overseas in     
malaria-endemic regions1 and reducing   
malaria deaths helps to lower risks of  
instability in less developed countries2
 ,whereas support for efforts to fight  
malaria is in the diplomatic and moral  
interests of the ,united ,states1 as    
that support generates goodwill toward  
the ,united ,states and highlights the  
values of the people of the ,united     
,states through the work of             
governmental1 nongovernmental1 and      
faith-based organizations of the ,united
 ,states2 ,whereas efforts to fight     
malaria are in the long-term economic   
interest of the ,united ,states because 
those efforts help developing countries 
identify at-risk populations1 provide   
better health services1 produce         
healthier and more productive           
workforces1 advance economic            
development1 and promote stronger       

trading partners2 ,whereas #ij percent  
of all malaria deaths in the world are  
in sub-,saharan ,africa2 ,whereas young 
children and pregnant women are         
particularly vulnerable to and          
disproportionately affected by malaria2 
,whereas malaria greatly affects child  
health1 as children under the age of #e 
accounted for an estimated #gg percent  
of malaria deaths in #bjab2 ,whereas    
malaria poses great risks to maternal   
and neonatal health1 causing            
complications during delivery1 anemia1  
and low birth weights1 with estimates   
that malaria causes approximately       
#aj1jjj cases maternal deaths and over  
#bjj1jjj infant deaths annually in      
,africa2 ,whereas heightened national1  
regional1 and international efforts to  
prevent and treat malaria during recent 
years have made significant progress and
 helped save hundreds of thousands of   
lives2 ,whereas the ,world ,malaria     
,report #bjac by the ,world ,health     
,organization states that in #bjab1     

approximately #ed percent of households 
in sub-,saharan ,africa owned at least  
one insecticide-treated mosquito net1   
and household surveys indicated that #hf
 percent of people used an              
insecticide-treated mosquito net if one 
was available in the household2 ,whereas
 the ,world ,malaria ,report #bjac      
further states that between #bjjj and   
#bjab1 malaria mortality rates decreased
 by #de percent around the world and by 
#de percent in the ,african ,region of  
the ,world ,health ,organization1 and an
 estimated #c1cjj1jjj lives were spared 
from malaria globally1 #ij percent of   
which were children under five in       
sub-,saharan ,africa4 ,whereas the      
,world ,malaria ,report #bjac further   
states that out of #ig countries with   
ongoing transmission of malaria in      
#bjac1 #ab countries are classified as  
being in the pre-elimination phase of   
malaria control1 #g countries are       
classified as being in the elimination  
phase1 and #g countries are classified  

as being in the prevention of           
introduction phase2 ,whereas1 according 
to the ,world ,malaria ,report #bjac1   
there were #bjg1jjj1jjj cases of malaria
 globally in #bjab1 resulting in an     
estimated #fbg1jjj deaths2 ,whereas     
continued national1 regional1 and       
international investment in efforts to  
eliminate malaria1 including prevention 
and treatment efforts1 the development  
of a vaccine to immunize children from  
the malaria parasite1 and advancements  
in insecticides1 are critical in order  
to continue to reduce malaria deaths1   
prevent backsliding in areas where      
progress has been made1 and equip the   
,united ,states and the global community
 with the tools necessary to eliminate  
malaria and other global health threats2
 ,whereas the ,united ,states           
,government has played a leading role in
 the recent progress made toward        
reducing the global burden of malaria1  
particularly through the ,president's   
,malaria ,initiative 7,,pmi7 and the    

contribution of the ,united ,states to  
the ,global ,fund to ,fight ,,aids1     
,tuberculosis1 and ,malaria2 ,whereas1  
in ,may #bjaa1 an independent1 external 
evaluation1 prepared through the ,global
 ,health ,technical ,assistance         
,project1 examining #f objectives of the
 ,president's ,malaria ,initiative1     
found the ,president's ,malaria         
,initiative to be a successful1 well-led
 component of the ,global ,health       
,initiative program that has earned and 
deserves the task of sustaining and     
expanding the ,united ,states           
,government's response to global malaria
 control efforts2 ,whereas the ,united  
,states ,government is pursuing a       
comprehensive approach to ending malaria
 deaths through the ,president's        
,malaria ,initiative1 which is led by   
the ,united ,states ,agency for         
,international ,development and         
implemented with assistance from the    
,centers for ,disease ,control and      
,prevention1 the ,department of ,state1 

the ,department of ,health and ,human   
,services1 the ,national ,institutes of 
,health1 the ,department of ,defense1   
and private sector entities2 ,whereas1  
in #bjad1 the ,president's ,malaria     
,initiative ,report found that1 in      
#bjac1 the ,,pmi alone had protected    
more than #ba1jjj1jjj residents by      
spraying over #e1jjj1jjj houses with    
insecticides1 procured more than        
#dj1jjj1jjj long-lasting ,i,t,ns1       
procured more than #aj1jjj1jjj          
sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine treatments for
 intermittent preventive treatment      
7,i,p,tp7 in pregnant women1 trained    
more than #af1jjj health workers in     
,i,p,tp1 procured more than #dh1jjj1jjj 
treatments of artemisinin-based         
combination therapy 7,,act7 and over    
#ea1jjj1jjj malaria rapid diagnostic    
tests 7,r,d,ts71 and trained more than  
#fa1jjj health workers in treatment of  
malaria with ,a,c,ts and more than      
#bf1jjj health workers in laboratory    
diagnosis of malaria2 ,whereas the      

,president's ,malaria ,initiative       
focuses on helping partner countries    
achieve major improvements in overall   
health outcomes through improved access 
to1 and quality of1 healthcare services 
in locations with limited resources2 and
 ,whereas the ,president's ,malaria     
,initiative1 recognizing the burden of  
malaria on many partner countries1 has  
set a target of reducing the burden of  
malaria by #ej percent for #dej1jjj1jjj 
people1 representing #gj percent of the 
at-risk population in ,africa1 by #bjae3
 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the       
,senate-- 7#a7 supports the goals and   
ideals of ,world ,malaria ,day1         
including the target of ending malaria  
deaths by #bjae the ,world ,health      
,assembly's target to reduce malaria    
incidence rates by more than #ge percent
 by #bjae2  7#b7 recognizes the         
importance of reducing malaria          
prevalence and deaths to improve overall
 child and maternal health1 especially  
in sub-,saharan ,africa2  7#c7 commends 

the recent progress made toward reducing
 global malaria morbidity1 mortality1   
and prevalence1 particularly through the
 efforts of the ,president's ,malaria   
,initiative and the ,global ,fund to    
,fight ,,aids1 ,tuberculosis1 and       
,malaria2  7#d7 supports ongoing        
public-private partnerships to research 
and develop more effective and          
affordable tools for malaria diagnosis1 
treatment1 and vaccination2  7#e7       
recognizes the goals1 priorities1 and   
authorities to combat malaria set forth 
in the ,tom ,lantos and ,henry ,j4 ,hyde
 ,united ,states ,global ,leadership    
,against ,,hiv_/,,aids1 ,tuberculosis1  
and ,malaria ,reauthorization ,act of   
#bjjh 7,public ,law #aaj-bic72  7#f7    
supports continued leadership by the    
,united ,states in bilateral1           
multilateral1 and private sector efforts
 to combat malaria and to work with     
developing countries to create long-term
 strategies to increase ownership over  
malaria programs2 and  7#g7 encourages  

other members of the international      
community to sustain and increase their 
support for and financial contributions 
to efforts to combat malaria worldwide4 
,may #bj1 #bjad,reported with an        
amendment and an amendment to the       
preamble