Consolidating gains and accelerating efforts to control and eliminate malaria in developing countries, particularly in Africa, by 2030 A/RES/72/309 child health services and laboratory services, and for building stronger hea lth information and disease surveillance systems, which will further support the effective case management of malaria, Commending the efforts of the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Roll Back Malaria Partnership, the Glo bal Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the World Bank and other partners to fight malaria over the years, Taking note that the Global Fund is a primary multilateral funder for malaria control and elimination and that continued progress on malaria elimination will rely on, among other things, the successful replenishment of the Global Fund, noting in this regard that the replenishment conference will be held in France in 2019, Taking note also that existing bilateral donors have made a significant contribution to the progress on malaria control and elimination, and recognizing the need for other donor countries to increase their investments, including official development assistance, in anti-malaria efforts, Recognizing the commitment of countries in which malaria is endemic to fight the disease, and recognizing also the need for those countries to further increase the domestic resources they make available to combat the disease, 1. Welcomes the report of the World Health Organization transmitted by the Secretary-General, 12 and calls for support for the implementation of the recommendations contained therein; 2. Calls for increased support for the implementation of international commitments and goals pertaining to the fight against malaria, including Goal 3, target 3.3, of the Sustainable Development Goals, 1 as well as the related targets outlined in the Global Technical Strategy for Malaria 2016–2030 of the World Health Organization; 6 3. Takes note with appreciation of 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; 4. Welcomes 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; 5. Encourages malaria-endemic countries to increase the domestic resources they make available to combat the disease and to review and strengthen national strategic plans in line with technical recommendations of the World Health Organization and embed those firmly in national health sector and development plans; 6. Also encourages malaria-endemic countries to adopt a multisectoral approach to malaria control, taking a whole-of-government approach to fully address its social, environmental and economic determinants and building on synergies with other development priorities, including progressively achieving universal health coverage; 7. Further encourages malaria-endemic countries to scale up coverage of malaria prevention, diagnosis and treatment, leverage existing channels for integrated service delivery where possible and strengthen systems to respond to the needs of local communities; __________________ 12 18-15052 A/72/822. 5/12