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4	4	STSESSION S. RES. 173
5	5	Supporting the goals and ideals of World Malaria Day.
6	6	IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
7	7	APRIL10, 2025
8	8	Mr. W
9	9	ICKER(for himself and Mr. COONS) submitted the following resolution;
10	10	which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
11	11	RESOLUTION
12	12	Supporting the goals and ideals of World Malaria Day.
13	13	Whereas April 25 of each year is recognized internationally
14	14	as World Malaria Day;
15	15	Whereas malaria is a leading cause of death and disease in
16	16	many countries, with nearly
17	17	1
18	18	⁄2of all cases globally occur-
19	19	ring in only 4 countries, despite malaria being a prevent-
20	20	able and treatable disease;
21	21	Whereas, in the 19th century, malaria was once a leading
22	22	cause of death in the United States;
23	23	Whereas malaria was finally eradicated in the 1950s, but
24	24	United States citizens still contract and die from malaria
25	25	every year from traveling abroad;
26	26	Whereas, in 2023, there were an estimated 263,000,000
27	27	cases of malaria in 83 countries and 597,000 malaria-re-
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31	31	lated deaths worldwide, with 94 percent of those cases in
32	32	Africa;
33	33	Whereas 2 decades of global progress in reducing malaria
34	34	cases and deaths has stalled in recent years;
35	35	Whereas young children and pregnant women are particularly
36	36	vulnerable to, and disproportionately affected by, malaria,
37	37	with children younger than 5 years of age accounting for
38	38	74 percent of malaria deaths each year;
39	39	Whereas, since 2000, global investments in malaria interven-
40	40	tion programs prevented an estimated 2,200,000,000 ma-
41	41	laria cases and 12,700,000 malaria-related deaths;
42	42	Whereas the United States played a leading role in more than
43	43	2 decades of progress toward reducing the global burden
44	44	of malaria, particularly through the President’s Malaria
45	45	Initiative and contributions to the Global Fund to Fight
46	46	AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria;
47	47	Whereas a record 45 countries and 1 territory have been cer-
48	48	tified malaria-free and a number of high-burden countries
49	49	have made remarkable progress, such as—
50	50	(1) Rwanda, with 85 percent fewer cases since 2019;
51	51	(2) India, with 69 percent fewer cases since 2017;
52	52	and
53	53	(3) Liberia, with 44 percent fewer cases since 2017;
54	54	Whereas, as of 2025, there is a suite of new and evolving
55	55	tools that show great promise in fighting malaria, includ-
56	56	ing next-generation bed nets, diagnostics and treatment,
57	57	malaria vaccines for young children, spatial repellants,
58	58	and gene drive technologies;
59	59	Whereas recent progress against malaria has stalled due to
60	60	biological threats, such as insecticide and drug resistance,
61	61	human factors such as conflict and displacement, and
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65	65	other political and resource factors, which threaten a sig-
66	66	nificant increase in cases;
67	67	Whereas there is an average of 2,000 imported cases per year
68	68	in the United States due to United States citizens who
69	69	travel, work, and are deployed overseas;
70	70	Whereas fighting malaria makes the United States safer by—
71	71	(1) decreasing the risk of illness and death for
72	72	United States citizens who travel, work, and are deployed
73	73	to endemic regions;
74	74	(2) preventing a resurgence of malaria in the United
75	75	States, the risk of which was illustrated by the local
76	76	transmission of malaria in Florida, Texas, and Maryland
77	77	in 2023; and
78	78	(3) protecting United States servicemembers and
79	79	their families abroad, who frequently deploy to regions
80	80	where malaria is endemic;
81	81	Whereas fighting malaria makes the United States stronger
82	82	by—
83	83	(1) enhancing global stability by addressing a root
84	84	cause of destabilization, unrest, and terrorism that
85	85	threatens United States interests and security;
86	86	(2) countering the influence of the People’s Republic
87	87	of China in strategic regions targeted by the Belt and
88	88	Road Initiative; and
89	89	(3) bolstering United States global leadership,
90	90	strengthening alliances, and creating diplomatic leverage;
91	91	and
92	92	Whereas fighting malaria makes the United States more
93	93	prosperous by—
94	94	(1) driving United States-led innovation, including
95	95	recent scientific breakthroughs that benefit the United
96	96	States;
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100	100	(2) supporting universities, military-based research
101	101	institutions, faith-based organizations, and private-sector
102	102	companies in the United States that have been intrinsi-
103	103	cally involved, committed, and invested in the fight
104	104	against malaria;
105	105	(3) expanding markets for United States goods and
106	106	services, with 1 recent estimate finding that United
107	107	States exports would grow by $1,480,000,000 if global
108	108	malaria reduction targets are achieved by 2030;
109	109	(4) protecting United States taxpayers by preventing
110	110	rather than responding to outbreaks of malaria, as the
111	111	median cost of protecting 1 person from malaria ranges
112	112	from $0.53 to $5.97, while treatment for each case of se-
113	113	vere malaria costs approximately $145.23; and
114	114	(5) supporting United States businesses by creating
115	115	stable markets that are more favorable for United States
116	116	investment: Now, therefore, be it
117	117	Resolved, That the Senate— 1
118	118	(1) supports the goals and ideals of World Ma-2
119	119	laria Day; 3
120	120	(2) finds that it is in the national interest of 4
121	121	the United States to fight malaria; 5
122	122	(3) recognizes the importance of reducing ma-6
123	123	laria prevalence and deaths to improve maternal and 7
124	124	child health; 8
125	125	(4) commends progress made toward reducing 9
126	126	global malaria morbidity, mortality, and prevalence, 10
127	127	particularly through the efforts of the President’s 11
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131	131	Malaria Initiative and the Global Fund to Fight 1
132	132	AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; 2
133	133	(5) supports efforts to reduce malaria case inci-3
134	134	dence and mortality rates by not less than 90 per-4
135	135	cent by 2030; 5
136	136	(6) commends the efforts and achievements of 6
137	137	endemic countries in preventing and treating ma-7
138	138	laria and supports efforts to increase local ownership 8
139	139	over malaria programs with the goal of ultimately 9
140	140	graduating from aid to self-sufficiency; 10
141	141	(7) welcomes public-private partnerships to re-11
142	142	search and develop more effective and affordable 12
143	143	tools for malaria prevention, diagnosis, and treat-13
144	144	ment; and 14
145	145	(8) supports and encourages continued leader-15
146	146	ship by the United States in reducing the global bur-16
147	147	den of malaria through bilateral, multilateral, and 17
148	148	private sector efforts, including through the Presi-18
149	149	dent’s Malaria Initiative and the Global Fund to 19
150	150	Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. 20
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