Consolidating gains and accelerating efforts to control and eliminate
malaria in developing countries, particularly in Africa, by 2030
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Recalling with appreciation the Catalytic Framework to End AIDS and
Tuberculosis and Eliminate Malaria in Africa by 2030, adopted by the African Union
at its twenty-seventh summit, held in Kigali from 10 to 18 July 2016,
Recalling the adoption of the political declaration of the high-level meeting of
the General Assembly on antimicrobial resistance, 7 and in this regard noting the
impact of antimicrobial resistance,
Recalling also the commitment made by African leaders to end the epidemic of
malaria by ensuring universal and equitable access to quality health care and by
improving health systems and health financing, contained in the African Common
Position on the post-2015 development agenda,
Bearing in mind the relevant resolutions of the Economic and Social Council
relating to the struggle against malaria and diarrhoeal diseases, in particular
resolution 1998/36 of 30 July 1998,
Recalling declarations and decisions on health issues, in particular those related
to malaria, adopted by the Organization of African Unity and the African Union,
including the Abuja Declaration on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Other Related
Infectious Diseases, containing the pledge to allocate at least 15 per cent of national
budgets to the health sector, the Abuja call for accelerated action towards universal
access to HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria services in Africa, issued by the
Heads of State and Government of the African Union at its special summit on HIV
and AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, held in Abuja from 2 to 4 May 2006, the decision
of the Assembly of the African Union at its fifteenth ordinary session, held in
Kampala from 25 to 27 July 2010, to extend the Abuja call to 2015 to coincide with
the Millennium Development Goals, and the declaration of the special summit of the
African Union on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, held in Abuja from 12 to
16 July 2013,
Recognizing the leadership provided by the African Leaders Malaria Alliance
and the continued commitment to help to achieve the 2015 targets and eliminate
malaria by 2030, and encouraging the members of the Alliance to continue to provide
political leadership at the highest level in the fight against malaria in Africa,
Recalling the decision of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of
the African Union at its thirty-first ordinary session, held in July 2018, to endorse the
“Zero malaria starts with me” campaign, which is a continent-wide public outreach
campaign modelled after the successful Senegalese campaign to engage every person
across every sector in every country in malaria control and elimination,
Recalling also the decision of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government
of the African Union at its twenty-ninth ordinary session, held in Addis Ababa on
3 and 4 July 2017, in which it endorsed the 2 million community health workers
initiative and requested the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, the World
Health Organization and other partners, such as the Group of 20, to support and
facilitate its implementation,
Recalling further the meeting of the Commonwealth Heads of State and
Government held in London in April 2018, at which member countries committed to
halve malaria in the Commonwealth countries by 2023, including the pledge by
stakeholders to raise 4 billion United States dollars in new commitments to malari a
control and elimination,
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Resolution 71/3.
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