Washington, D.C. — Malaria No More’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr. William (Bill) Steiger, issued the following statement on the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs (NSRP) appropriations bill for Fiscal Year (FY) 2027, which the Committee on Appropriations of the U.S. House of Representatives approved today:  

Malaria No More commends the Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs (NSRP) of the House Committee on Appropriations for keeping bilateral malaria assistance steady at $795 million in its funding bill for FY 2027 and preserving the malaria sub-account of the Global Health Programs Account. Congress once again has made clear — on a strong bipartisan basis — that America remains committed to the fight against malaria.

We appreciate that the bill requires the U.S. Department of State to report on its use of funds for malaria in the past year, which reflects the Committee’s interest in ensuring U.S. taxpayers are financing the right interventions in the right places. Nevertheless, we urge the Senate Committee on Appropriations to include in its version of the NSRP bill additional, forward-looking language to mandate greater transparency in malaria-related spending, including the advanced submission of detailed plans for the investment of FY 2027 funds.

We also welcome the bill’s provision of $1.25 billion for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and urge other donors to step up so that the Unites States can unlock its full three-year pledge of $4.6 billion to the Fund’s Eighth Replenishment in upcoming budget cycles. At the same time, we urge the State Department to act swiftly on report language from the Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY 2026 that directed the Administration to use $1.2 billion in previously appropriated funds to meet the U.S. pledge to the Fund’s Seventh Replenishment.

No one should die from a mosquito bite, and yet, malaria remains a leading killer of children across Africa. At this critical moment, a rapidly advancing pipeline of new tools and technologies now has the potential to redefine what is possible — bringing a malaria-free world within reach.

Seizing this opportunity is firmly within America’s strategic interest. Malaria No More looks forward to supporting the effective implementation of the America First Global Health Strategy and welcomes this bill’s continued investment in programs that save lives, strengthen global stability, and deliver quantifiable results for the American people.