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<p>The World Malaria Report 2022 reported that numbers of malaria cases and deaths
remained broadly stable in 2021 following an increase in 2020, with 247 million cases
and 619,000 deaths. On the 12th December I (Minister Mitchell) gave the keynote speech
at the UK Launch of the World Malaria Report. The UK supports the Sustainable Development
Goal 3.3 target to end the epidemic of malaria by 2030. Tackling malaria is also closely
linked with the UK's ambition to end the preventable deaths of mothers, newborns and
children given it predominantly impacts pregnant women and children under 5. The UK
has pledged £1 billion to the Global Fund's seventh replenishment (2023-2025) which
will help save over 1 million lives and avert over 28 million new infections. In addition
to this the UK also supports research and development into new tools to address malaria
and provides bilateral support to malaria endemic countries to strengthen their health
systems.</p>
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