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initiatives and the Medicines for Malaria Venture, where necessary stimulated by
new incentives to secure their development;
14. Calls upon the international community to support investment in the
development of new medicines to prevent and treat malaria, especially for children
and pregnant women, sensitive and specific diagnostic tests, effective vaccines, and
new insecticides and delivery modes in order to enhance effectiveness and delay the
onset of resistance, including through existing partnerships;
15. Also calls upon the international community to support ways to expand
access to artemisinin-based combination therapy for populations at risk of exposure
to resistant strains of falciparum malaria in Africa, including the commitment of
new funds, innovative mechanisms for the financing and national procurement of
artemisinin-based combination therapy and the scaling up of artemisinin production
to meet the increased need;
16. Applauds the increased level of public-private partnerships for malaria
control and prevention, including the financial and in kind contributions of
companies operating in Africa, as well as increased engagement of nongovernmental service providers;
17. Calls upon malaria-endemic countries to encourage regional and
intersectoral collaboration, both public and private, at all levels, especially in
education, agriculture, economic development and the environment, to advance
malaria control objectives;
18. Calls upon the international community to support increased
interventions, in line with the recommendations of the Roll Back Malaria
Partnership, in order to ensure their rapid, efficient and effective implementation, to
strengthen health systems, to monitor for counterfeit anti-malarial medicines and
prevent the distribution and use of them, and to support coordinated efforts, inter
alia, by providing technical assistance to improve surveillance, monitoring and
evaluation systems and their alignment with national plans and systems so as to
better track and report changes in coverage and the need for scaling up
recommended interventions and subsequent reductions in the burden of malaria;
19. Urges Member States, the international community and all relevant
actors, including the private sector, to promote the coordinated implementation and
enhance the quality of malaria-related activities, including via the Roll Back
Malaria Partnership, in accordance with national policies and operational plans that
are consistent with the technical recommendations of the World Health Organization
and recent efforts and initiatives, including the Paris Declaration on Aid
Effectiveness;
20. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its
sixty-first session on the implementation of the present resolution under the agenda
item entitled “2001–2010: Decade to Roll Back Malaria in Developing Countries,
Particularly in Africa”.
69th plenary meeting
23 December 2005
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