Thank you for inviting Africa Fighting Malaria to submit written testimony to this most valuable hearing. Africa Fighting Malaria is a health advocacy group based in South Africa and the US. We monitor the activities of aid agencies and health groups in Africa, and in other parts of the world, and advise those interested in policies to combat malaria and other diseases.

A Time for Progress

The past 18 months have been an exciting time for those interested in malaria control. President Bush’s announcement of the President's Malaria Initiative in June 2005 brought not only increased political attention to the disease, but a significant increase in financial resources. In 2006 the newly appointed head of the World Health Organization's (WHO) Global Malaria Program, Dr Arata Kochi issued new malaria treatment guidelines, the first in 20 years. In September 2006, Dr Kochi issued new policy guidelines on Indoor Residual Spraying, which recognized that this important intervention has been overlooked and should have a more prominent role in malaria control. In addition to these changes, there has been a surge in interest in malaria from the public and a significant increase in the number of private and faith-based initiatives that contribute to malaria control. . . .

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Roger Bate is a resident fellow at AEI. Richard Tren is director of Africa Fighting Malaria. Philip Coticelli is research and communications manager of Africa Fighting Malaria.