MALARIA NO MORE APPLAUDS THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET OBJECTIVES

Washington, DC - The following is a statement from Mark Green, Director, Malaria No More Policy Center, on President Barack Obama's budget blueprint:

We applaud the Administration for recognizing the crucial role that health diplomacy can play in serving our national and international interests and improving the United States' standing in the world.

The President's objectives demonstrate ongoing support for the Malaria Initiative and Admiral Timothy Ziemer. This sustained commitment to fighting this deadly disease reaffirms the Administration's confidence in the proven methods we have been utilizing to fight malaria.

As Washington prepares to debate this budget it is important to remember that the United States must work to end conditions that create despair anywhere that we find them, and President Obama has shown a commitment to doing just that.

The Malaria No More Policy Center, along with our partners, looks forward to working with the Congress and the Administration in supporting the President’s Malaria Initiative and moving the world closer to our goal of ending deaths by malaria.

The Malaria No More Policy Center works to raise awareness and galvanize support to address the global fight against malaria, with specific focus on engaging policy leaders in the United States and the other G8 nations in advancing efforts to defeat malaria worldwide.