Mr Speaker, I move without notice:
That the House-
(1) notes that African Malaria Control Day is annually commemorated on 25 April and that during its 60th session in 2007, the World Health Assembly of the World Health Organisation made a call to change this to World Malaria Day, as it is now known;
(2) further notes that although malaria is treatable and preventable, it threatens the lives of more than 2 billion people worldwide;
3) acknowledges that malaria is a serious social, economic and developmental problem that affects individuals, families, communities and countries;
(4) further acknowledges that notwithstanding the deaths and sufferings caused by malaria, progress has been made, with African countries having committed themselves to providing prompt and effective treatment and insecticide-treated nets for 60% of the people at high risk of malaria and intermittent preventative treatment for 60% of pregnant women; and
(5) calls on all stakeholders, not only those responsible for control and research but also other areas of government such as agriculture, transport and education, to collaborate and come up with new, innovative and practical ways of improving malaria research training in Africa, which could lead to more effective treatment of this disease.
Agreed to.