DECISION ON ABUJA CALL FOR ACCELERATED ACTION TOWARDS
UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO HIV/AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS AND
MALARIA (ATM) SERVICES IN AFRICA
DOC.ASSEMBLY/AU/5 (VII)
The Assembly:
TAKES NOTE of the Report on the Special Summit on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria (Abuja, Nigeria, 2-4 May 2006) and the Abuja Call;
RECALLS the 2000 Abuja Declaration and Plan of Action on Roll Back Malaria, and the 2001 Abuja Declaration on HIV/AIDS, TB and Other Related Infectious Diseases;
WELCOMES the Abuja + 5 review of the 2000/2001 Abuja Declarations and Plans of Action on Malaria, HIV/AIDS, TB and Other Related Infectious Diseases;
ALSO WELCOMES the outcome of the UN High Level Meeting to review the 2001 Declaration of Commitment for the fights against HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria;
NOTES WITH SATISFACTION the achievements made in the implementation of the 2000/1 commitments for the fights against HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria;
RECOGNIZING the various obstacles and challenges faced in this regard;
AWARE of the solidarity, support and encouragement by partners and stakeholders at national, regional and international level;
DEEPLY CONCERNED that the collective burden of these diseases on Africa’s socio-economic development is still increasing, in spite of registered successes;
ENDORSES the Abuja Call for Accelerated Action Towards Universal Access to HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (ATM) Services in Africa;
REAFFIRMS the 2000/2001 Abuja Declarations and Frameworks for Action, and subsequent commitments for the fight against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria;
RE-DECLARES HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria collectively “as a State of Emergency in Africa”:
UNDERTAKES to lead in and support the implementation of the Abuja Call for Accelerated Action Towards Universal Access to HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Services in Africa, through, among others, ensuring sustained local funding;
URGES Member States to further strengthen partnerships with relevant stakeholders and coordinate the realization of a multisectoral and integrated approach to disease control;
CALLS UPON Parliamentarians and Civil Society Organizations to play their role through a coordinated and harmonized approach;
ALSO CALLS UPON Development Partners to provide sustained, well-coordinated and harmonized support, including fulfilling their commitment for adequate additional funding in global aid by 2010;
REQUESTS the Commission, in collaboration with the RECs, (PanAfrican Parliament) and Development partners to coordinate the implementation of the Abuja Call and report annually to the Assembly.