A Conference Committee made up of members from both the Senate and House of Representatives has issued its report on appropriations for State and Foreign Operations this past Thursday.  The resulting vote on the committee report passed the House of Representatives Thursday night and the Senate over the weekend.

The funding levels for Global Health at large and malaria in particular, have been announced.  $585 million was appropriated for bi-lateral assistance for malaria.  An additional 1.05 billion dollars was appropriated for the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria.  Full details on funding can be found below.

Appropriations bills for malaria and other global health issues were passed in both the Senate and the House of Representatives earlier this year, but the levels of funding were at different numbers in each version passed. As a result, these differences were resolved in a Conference Committee composed of members of both the House and the Senate. 

The Malaria Policy Center applauds both President Obama and Congress’s leadership on malaria.  Their support for malaria funding demonstrates the United State’s commitment to saving lives across the globe from a preventable disease.  Indeed, the decision of Congress and President Obama to fund bi-lateral malaria assistance shows how serious they are in protecting some of the world’s most vulnerable people from the devastation of malaria. 

Tags: Appropriations, congress, Global Health, U.S. foreign aid

Tags: Appropriations, congress, Global Health, U.S. foreign aid
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