Decision on the Report on Malaria - Doc. Assembly/AU/13(XXXIII)

DECISION ON THE REPORT ON MALARIA

Doc. Assembly/AU/13(XXXIII)

The Assembly,

1. ADOPTS the “2019 Africa Progress Report on Malaria” and the recommendations contained therein;

2. COMMENDS His Majesty King Mswati III, King of Eswatini, for the leadership he has provided for African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA), and WELCOMES the assumption of the leadership of ALMA for 2020 by H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya;

3. COMMENDS the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria for eliminating malaria in Algeria;

4. ALSO COMMENDS:

1. the Member States that have launched and implemented national “Zero Malaria Starts with Me” campaigns;

2. African Heads of State and Government for advocating for sustained and increased domestic financing for malaria; and

3. the global community for committing $14.02 billion to the Global Fund to End HIV, TB and Malaria, including the Member States that committed over $75.2 million to the Fund;

5. EXPRESSES CONCERN that despite concerted action across Member States against malaria, progress towards malaria control and elimination continues to stall threatening decades of progress;

6. URGES the Heads of State and Government of Member States to maintain malaria high on the financing and development agenda, and advocate for and support multi-sectoral actions;

7. REQUESTS the Commission, in collaboration with the RBM Partnership to End Malaria and African Leaders Malaria Alliance, to:

1. Support the roll out and implementation of the “Zero Malaria Starts with Me” campaign in additional Member States; and

2. Implement regional malaria scorecards through the Regional Economic Communities; and

8. CALLS UPON Member States to:

Expand domestic funding for malaria control and elimination through innovative mechanisms, including end malaria funds, to close budget gaps under their national malaria strategic plans;

Maintaining the country’s disease split under the country’s Global Fund allocation and meet the required co-financing;

) Use national malaria scorecards, action trackers and engage stakeholders to align their activities with these tools at all levels to enhance accountability, transparency and action; and

) Scale up the implementation of the Decision on the establishment of national End Malaria Councils.