,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #afa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april    
#aa1 #bjai ,mr4 ,wicker 7for himself and
 ,mr4 ,coons7 submitted the following   
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,,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-- 7#a7 reducing the risk of     
malaria protects members of the ,armed  
,forces and other people of the ,united 
,states serving overseas in             
malaria-endemic regions2 and  7#b7      
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 diplomatic1 economic1 and
 humanitarian 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 #bjag1 #hg      
countries and areas had ongoing malaria 
transmissions2 ,whereas nearly #a_/b of 
the population of the world is at risk  
for malaria1 with the ,world ,health    
,organization ,african region carrying a
 disproportionately high burden1 with   
#ib percent of malaria cases and #ic    
percent of malaria deaths in the world2 
,whereas young children and pregnant    
women are particularly vulnerable to1   
and disproportionately affected by1     
malaria2  ,whereas children under the   
age of #e account for an estimated #fa  
percent of malaria deaths each year2    
,whereas the ,world ,malaria ,report    

#bjah published by the ,world ,health   
,organization states that1 in #bjag1    
approximately #dce1jjj people died from 
malaria1 which is a decrease of         
approximately #ej percent1 as compared  
to #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     
,tuberculosis 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 ,tuberculosis and        
,malaria2  7#d7 welcomes ongoing        
public-private partnerships to research 
and develop more effective and          
affordable tools for malaria            
surveillance1 diagnostics1 treatment1   
and prevention2  7#e7 recognizes the    
goals1 priorities1 and authorities to   
combat malaria set forth in the ,united 
,states ,leadership ,against            
,,hiv_/,,aids1 ,tuberculosis1 and       

,malaria ,act of #bjjc 7,public ,law    
#ajh-be2 #aag ,stat4 #gaa7 and 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 endemic countries in          
developing and effectively executing    
their own national responses to malaria2
 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