Consolidating gains and accelerating efforts to control and eliminate
malaria in developing countries, particularly in Africa, by 2015
A/RES/68/308
Taking note of all 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 the
special summit of the African Union 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 encouraging
the members of the Alliance to continue to provide political leadership at the highest
level in the fight against malaria in Africa,
Welcoming the creation of the Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance,
recognizing the leadership and commitment of the Alliance to achieve the 2015
targets, and encouraging the members of the Alliance to continue to provide
political leadership at the highest level in the fight against malaria in the AsiaPacific region,
Taking note of the World Health Organization framework for action for an
emergency response to artemisinin resistance in the Greater Mekong subregion of
South-East Asia, launched in April 2013,
Welcoming the selection by the Secretary-General of malaria as one of the top
priorities of his second mandate and his commitment to develop new partnerships
and improve existing ones and to scale up high-impact interventions aimed at
significantly reducing the number of deaths from malaria,
Recognizing the linkages among efforts being made to reach the targets set at
the Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of
African Unity, held in Abuja on 24 and 25 April 2000, as necessary and important
for the attainment of the “Roll Back Malaria” goal 5 and the targets of the
Millennium Development Goals by 2010 and 2015, respectively, and welcoming in
this regard the commitment of Member States to respond to the specific needs of
Africa,
Recognizing also that malaria-related ill health and deaths throughout the
world can be substantially reduced 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,
Recognizing further that malaria control interventions have a positive impact
on overall child and maternal mortality rates and could help African countries and
other malaria-endemic countries to reach Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5 of
reducing child mortality and improving maternal health, respectively, by 2015,
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