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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 2151b-4. Assistance to combat malaria
(a) Finding
Congress finds that malaria kills more people annually than any
other communicable disease except tuberculosis, that more than 90
percent of all malaria cases are in sub-Saharan Africa, and that
children and women are particularly at risk. Congress recognizes
that there are cost-effective tools to decrease the spread of
malaria and that malaria is a curable disease if promptly diagnosed
and adequately treated.
(b) Policy
It is a major objective of the foreign assistance program of the
United States to provide assistance for the prevention, control,
and cure of malaria.
(c) Authorization
To carry out this section and consistent with section 2151b(c) of
this title, the President is authorized to furnish assistance, on
such terms and conditions as the President may determine, for the
prevention, treatment, control, and elimination of malaria.
(d) Coordination
In carrying out this section, the President shall coordinate with
the World Health Organization, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS,
Tuberculosis, and Malaria, the Department of Health and Human
Services (the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the
National Institutes of Health), and other organizations with
respect to the development and implementation of a comprehensive
malaria control program.
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