,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #afa  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #aa1 #bjai ,mr4
 ,wick] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,coons7       
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,relations  ,,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 int]e/ ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates because-- 7#a7 r$uc+ !   
risk ( mal>ia protects memb]s ( ! ,arm$ 
,=ces & o!r p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates s]v+    
ov]seas 9 mal>ia-endemic regions2 &     
7#b7 r$uc+ mal>ia dea?s helps to l[]    
risks ( in/ability 9 less develop$      
c\ntries2  ,:]eas ,unit$ ,/ates support 
= ef=ts to fight mal>ia-- 7#a7 is 9 !   
diplomatic1 economic1 & humanit>ian     
int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7 g5]ates
 goodwill t[>d ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#c7 

highlights ! values ( ! p ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates ?r\gh ! "w ( gov]nm5tal1         
nongov]nm5tal1 & fai?-bas$ organizations
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  ,:]eas1 9 #bjag1   
#hg c\ntries & areas _h ongo+ mal>ia    
transmissions2 ,:]eas ne>ly #a_/b ( !   
population ( ! _w is at risk = mal>ia1 )
 ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization ,african    
region c>ry+ a disproportionately high  
burd51 ) #ib p]c5t ( mal>ia cases & #ic 
p]c5t ( mal>ia dea?s 9 ! _w2  ,:]eas "y 
*ildr5 & pregnant wom5 are p>ticul>ly   
vuln]able to1 & disproportionately      
affect$ by1 mal>ia2  ,:]eas *ildr5 "u ! 
age ( #e acc\nt = an e/imat$ #fa p]c5t (
 mal>ia dea?s ea* ye>2  ,:]eas ! ,_w    
,mal>ia ,report #bjah publi%$ by ! ,_w  
,heal? ,organization /ates t1 9 #bjag1  
approximately #dce1jjj p di$ f mal>ia1  
:i* is a decrease ( approximately #ej   
p]c5t1 z comp>$ to #bjjj2  ,:]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]culosis & ,mal>ia2 &       
,:]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 entities3 ,n[1
 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7        
supports ! goals & ideals ( ,_w ,mal>ia 
,day2  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]culosis & ,mal>ia2  7#d7 welcomes  
ongo+ public-private p>tn]%ips to rese>*
 & develop m effective & af=dable tools 
= mal>ia surveillance1 diagno/ics1      
treatm5t1 & prev5tion2  7#e7 recognizes 
! goals1 priorities1 & au?orities to    
combat mal>ia set =? 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
,lead]%ip ,aga9/ ,,hiv_/,,aids1         
,tub]culosis1 & ,mal>ia ,act ( #bjjc    
7,public ,law #ajh-be2 #aag ,/at4 #gaa7 
& ! ,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 ) endemic c\ntries 9 develop+ &   
effectively execut+ _! own national     
responses to mal>ia2 &  7#g7 enc\rages  
o!r memb]s ( ! int]national community to
 su/a9 & increase _! support =1 &       
f9ancial contributions to1 ef=ts to     
combat mal>ia worldwide4