CD16.R17: Financing of malaria eradication program in the Americas

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16th DIRECTING COUNCIL

17th SESSION OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE

THE 16th DIRECTING COUNCIL,

Having considered the report on the future financing of the malaria eradication program in the

Americas (Document CD16/7),1 as well as Resolution III of the 52nd Meeting of the Executive

Committee;

Bearing in mind the great importance of both the PAHO Special Fund and the WHO Special

Account, as well as the regular budgets of the two organizations, in financing the malaria

eradication program; and

Bearing in mind that continuing support in the form of voluntary contributions is of the utmost

importance in maintaining the advisory services that the countries need at present in order to protect

the financial investments they have already made and to ensure the satisfactory prosecution of the

aforementioned program,

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1.To take note of Resolution III of the 52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee and of the report

of the Director on the future financing of the malaria eradication program in the Americas

(Document CD16/7).

2.To stress the importance of voluntary contributions to the PAHO Special Malaria Fund and the

WHO Malaria Eradication Special Account, as well as of strengthening the regular budgets of both

organizations in continuing the malaria eradication program in the Americas.

3.To urge the Governments to continue their contributions at the level necessary to achieve the

objectives of the program.