[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 170 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. RES. 170
Supporting the goals and ideals of World Malaria Day.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 25, 2023
Mr. Wicker (for himself and Mr. Coons) submitted the following
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
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RESOLUTION
Supporting the goals and ideals of World Malaria Day.
Whereas April 25 of each year is recognized internationally as World Malaria
Day;
Whereas malaria is a leading cause of death and disease in many developing
countries, with nearly \1/2\ of all cases globally occurring in only 4
countries, despite being preventable and treatable;
Whereas, at of the end of 2021, there were an estimated 247,000,000 malaria
cases in 84 endemic countries and 619,000 deaths from malaria;
Whereas young children and pregnant women are particularly vulnerable to, and
disproportionately affected by, malaria, with children younger than 5
years of age accounting for 76 percent of malaria deaths each year;
Whereas, between 2019 and 2021, an estimated additional 13,400,000 cases of
malaria were attributed to disruptions during that period of the COVID-
19 pandemic;
Whereas malaria was once a leading cause of death in the United States;
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 regions, and reducing malaria deaths helps to lower
risks of instability in less developed countries;
Whereas the support of the United States for efforts to fight malaria--
(1) is in the diplomatic and moral interests of the United States;
(2) generates goodwill toward the United States; and
(3) highlights the values of the people of the United States through
the work of governmental, nongovernmental, and faith-based organizations of
the United States;
Whereas, between 2000 and 2021, global investments made in malaria intervention
programs averted an estimated 2,000,000,000 malaria cases and 11,700,000
malaria deaths;
Whereas the Government of the United States has played a leading role in the
recent progress made toward reducing the global burden of malaria,
particularly through the President's Malaria Initiative and the
contribution of the United States to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS,
Tuberculosis and Malaria;
Whereas, in fiscal year 2021, the President's Malaria Initiative protected
nearly 100,000,000 individuals by providing them with insecticide-
treated bednets, more than 21,000,000 individuals by providing them with
indoor insecticide spraying, more than 8,000,000 children by providing
them with seasonal preventive treatments, and more than 5,000,000 women
by providing them with preventive treatments in pregnancy;
Whereas the United States is the largest donor to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS,
Tuberculosis and Malaria, and every $1 contributed by the United States
leverages an additional $2 from other donors, as required by law; and
Whereas the Government of the United States is pursuing a comprehensive approach
to ending malaria deaths through the President's Malaria Initiative and
the United States Agency for International Development, with assistance
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of
State, the Department of Health and Human Services, the National
Institutes of Health, the Department of Defense, and private sector
entities: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) supports the goals and ideals of World Malaria Day;
(2) recognizes the importance of reducing malaria
prevalence and deaths to improve overall child and maternal
health, especially in sub-Saharan Africa;
(3) commends the recent progress made toward reducing
global malaria morbidity, mortality, and prevalence,
particularly through the efforts of the President's Malaria
Initiative and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and
Malaria;
(4) commends the efforts and achievements of endemic
countries in preventing and treating malaria at home, with
locally driven programs;
(5) welcomes ongoing public-private partnerships to
research and develop more effective and affordable tools for
malaria prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and vaccination;
(6) recognizes the goals, priorities, and authorities to
combat malaria set forth in the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde
United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis,
and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-293;
122 Stat. 2918);
(7) supports efforts to reduce malaria case incidence and
malaria mortality rates by not less than 90 percent by 2030;
(8) supports continued leadership by the United States in
bilateral, multilateral, and private sector efforts to combat
malaria and to work with developing countries to create long-
term strategies to increase ownership over malaria programs;
and
(9) encourages other members of the international community
to sustain and increase their support for, and financial
contributions to, efforts to combat malaria worldwide.
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