§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the outcome of the conference in Amsterdam on malaria, at which the Department of Health was represented.
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United Kingdom contributions to United Nations organisations in cash terms £ thousands 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 11991 United Nations Development Programme 21,000 21,000 23,000 24,500 26,001 27,114 28,964 World Food Programme2 500 500 10,392 4,542 15,674 4,030 15,190 United Nations High Commission for Refugees 16,860 14,020 14,800 19,470 19,316 19,495 23,475 United Nations Children's Fund 8,400 8,308 12,000 12,223 12,200 9,285 11,232 United Nations Population Fund 4,500 4,500 5,000 5,250 5,500 36,000 47,500 United Nations Environment Programme 750 1,000 1,000 1,250 3,000 3,000 4,000 United Nations Disaster Relief Organisation n/a n/a n/a 2,746 391 719 898 n/a—Not available. 1 The figures for the United Nations Development Programme, the World Food Programme and the United Nations Children's Fund have been updated since the answer given to the House on 14 July 1992. 2Contributions to the World Food Programme include subscription payments, commodity purchase and, from 1987, food aid. Prior to 1987 the food aid channelled through the World Food Programme could not be distinguished from other food aid, and therefore is not included
§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd[holding answer 27 November 1992]: I have been asked to reply.
Participants from 102 member states of the World Health Organisation unanimously adopted the world declaration on the control of malaria at the ministerial conference in Amsterdam on 26 to 27 October. Acknowledging that malaria constitutes a major threat to health and to economic development, the conference concluded that malaria can and must be controlled with the tools now available; the key to success is applying the right strategy in the right places at the right time; in most endemic countries the goal will be to prevent malaria mortality and to reduce morbidity as well as social and economic losses due to the disease through building local and national capabilities; and aid donors should increase support for malaria control efforts.
The United Kingdom delegation was led by ODA's chief health and population adviser and included representatives from the Department of Health and the Liverpool and London Schools of Tropical Medicine. The United Kingdom delegation stressed the need for cost-effective interventions to tackle malaria. It noted that ODA already provides substantial support to the management of malaria in many developing countries, and announced ODA's intention to establish a United Kigdom malaria consortium to help developing countries acquire skills needed to develop cost-effective malaria strategies and undertake relevant operational research. Developing countries will be able to apply for such assistance under ODA's bilateral country programmes. We hope that other aid agencies, such as WHO and the World bank, will also draw on this United Kingdom expertise.