Malaria resolution adopted by UN General Assembly

The UN General Assembly adopted a new resolution that calls on Member States to provide, with the support of development partners, universal access to existing life-saving tools for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of malaria, in particular to the package of core interventions recommended by WHO. The resolution also calls for equity in access to health services for all people at risk of contracting malaria, especially the most vulnerable and hard-to-reach populations.