,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #adi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #b1  
#bjag ,mr4 ,wicker 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,coons7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,supporting the
 goals and ideals of ,world ,malaria    
,day4  ,whereas ,april #be 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     
interest of the ,united ,states because 
reducing the risk of malaria protects   
members of the ,armed ,forces and other 
people of the ,united ,states serving   
overseas in malaria-endemic regions1 and
 reducing malaria deaths helps to lower 
risks of instability in less developed  
countries2 ,whereas ,united ,states     
support for efforts to fight malaria--  
7#a7 is in the diplomatic and moral     

interests of the ,united ,states2  7#b7 
generates goodwill toward the ,united   
,states2 and  7#c7 highlights the values
 of the people of the ,united ,states   
through the work of governmental1       
nongovernmental1 and faith-based        
organizations of the ,united ,states2   
,whereas1 in #bjae1 #ia countries and   
areas had ongoing malaria transmissions2
 ,whereas nearly #a_/b of the population
 of the world is at risk for malaria1   
with sub-,saharan ,african carrying a   
disproportionately high burden1 with #ij
 percent of malaria cases and #ib       
percent of malaria deaths in the world2 
,whereas young children and pregnant    
women are particularly vulnerable to1   
and disproportionately affected by1     
malaria2 ,whereas malaria greatly       
affects the health of children1 since   
children under the age of #e account for
 an estimated #gj percent of malaria    
deaths each year2 ,whereas the ,world   
,malaria ,report #bjaf by the ,world    
,health ,organization states that1 in   

#bjae1 approximately #dbi1jjj people    
died of malaria1 which is a #ej-percent 
decrease since #bjjj2 ,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 and   
the contribution of the ,united ,states 
to the ,global ,fund to ,fight ,,aids1  
,tuberculosis1 and ,malaria2 and        
,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 entities3 ,now1      
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   

7#a7 supports the goals and ideals of   
,world ,malaria ,day2  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 welcomes 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-bic2 #abb      
,stat4 #biah72  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 for1 and         
financial contributions to1 efforts to  
combat malaria worldwide4