Introduced
April 10, 2025
Mr. Wicker (for himself and Mr. Coons) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
RESOLUTION
Supporting the goals and ideals of World Malaria Day.
- (1) supports the goals and ideals of World Malaria Day;
- (2) finds that it is in the national interest of the United States to fight malaria;
- (3) recognizes the importance of reducing malaria prevalence and deaths to improve maternal and child health;
- (4) commends 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;
- (5) supports efforts to reduce malaria case incidence and mortality rates by not less than 90 percent by 2030;
- (6) commends the efforts and achievements of endemic countries in preventing and treating malaria and supports efforts to increase local ownership over malaria programs with the goal of ultimately graduating from aid to self-sufficiency;
- (7) welcomes public-private partnerships to research and develop more effective and affordable tools for malaria prevention, diagnosis, and treatment; and
- (8) supports and encourages continued leadership by the United States in reducing the global burden of malaria through bilateral, multilateral, and private sector efforts, including through the President’s Malaria Initiative and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.