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AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria services in Africa, issued by the Heads of State and
Government of the African Union at the special summit of the African Union on
HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, held in Abuja, from 2 to 4 May 2006,
Recognizing the linkages in efforts being made to reach the targets set at the
Abuja Summit in 2000 as necessary and important for the attainment of the “Roll
Back Malaria” goal and the targets of the Millennium Declaration by 2010 and
2015, respectively,
Also recognizing that malaria-related ill health and deaths throughout the
world can be substantially eliminated with political commitment and commensurate
resources if the public is educated and sensitized about malaria and appropriate
health services are made available, particularly in countries where the disease is
endemic,
Emphasizing the importance of implementing the Millennium Declaration, and
welcoming in this connection the commitment of Member States to respond to the
specific needs of Africa,
Commending the efforts of the World Health Organization, the United Nations
Children’s Fund and other partners to fight malaria over the years, including the
launching of the Roll Back Malaria Partnership in 1998,
Recalling resolution 60.18, adopted by the World Health Assembly on 23 May
2007, 6 urging a broad range of national and international actions to scale up malaria
control programmes,
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Taking note of the Roll Back Malaria Global Strategic Plan 2005–2015
developed by the Roll Back Malaria Partnership,
1.
Takes note of the note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report of
the World Health Organization, 7 and calls for support for the recommendations
contained therein;
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2.
Welcomes the decision by the World Health Assembly to commemorate
Malaria Day annually on 25 April, or on any such day or days as individual Member
States may decide, in order to provide education and understanding of malaria as a
global scourge that is preventable and a disease that is curable;6
3.
Also welcomes the increased funding for malaria interventions and for
research and development of preventive and control tools from the international
community, through funding from multilateral and bilateral sources and from the
private sector, as well as by making predictable financing available through
appropriate and effective aid modalities and in-country health financing mechanisms
aligned with national priorities, which are key to strengthening health systems and
promoting universal and equitable access to high-quality malaria prevention and
treatment services;
Calls upon the international community to continue to support the “Roll
4.
Back Malaria” partner organizations, including the World Health Organization, the
World Bank and the United Nations Children’s Fund, as vital complementary
sources of support for the efforts of malaria-endemic countries to combat the
disease;
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See World Health Organization, Sixtieth World Health Assembly, Geneva, 14–23 May 2007, Resolutions
and Decisions, Annex (WHA60/2007/REC/1).
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A/62/321.
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