Consolidating gains and accelerating efforts to control and eliminate
malaria in developing countries, particularly in Africa, by 2015
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whose utility is continuously threatened by the development of resistance in humans
to antimalarial agents, as well as resistance of mosquitoes to insecticides,
Recognizing also the challenges relating to substandard, falsified and
counterfeit drugs, as well as poor malaria diagnostics,
Expressing concern about the continued morbidity, mortality and debility
attributed to malaria, and recalling that more efforts are needed if the Abuja malaria
targets and the malaria and Millennium Development Goal targets for 2015 are to be
reached on time,
Emphasizing the importance of strengthening health systems to effectively
sustain malaria control and elimination,
Commending the efforts of the World Health Organization, the United Nations
Children’s Fund, the Roll Back Malaria Partnership, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS,
Tuberculosis and Malaria, the World Bank and other partners to fight malaria over
the years,
Taking note with appreciation of the Global Malaria Action Plan developed by
the Roll Back Malaria Partnership,
1.
Welcomes the report prepared by the World Health Organization, 6 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 to eliminate malaria as stipulated in
the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium
Development Goals;
3.
Encourages Member States, relevant organizations of the United Nations
system, international institutions, non-governmental organizations, the private
sector and civil society to continue to observe World Malaria Day in order to raise
public awareness of and knowledge about the prevention, control and treatment of
malaria as well as the importance of meeting the Millennium Development Goals,
and stresses the importance of engaging local communities in this regard;
4.
Encourages the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Malaria to
continue raising issues relating to malaria in collaboration with other United
Nations organizations already working on those issues in the context of the
international political and development agendas and to work with national and
global leaders to help to secure the political will, partnerships and funds to
drastically reduce malaria deaths by 2015 through increased access to prevention,
diagnosis and treatment, especially in Africa;
5.
Welcomes the increased funding, while recognizing the need for
additional funding, for malaria interventions and for research and development of
preventive, diagnostic 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, including malaria
surveillance, and promoting universal and equitable access to high-quality malaria
prevention, diagnostic and treatment services, and noting in this regard that a high
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See A/67/825.
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