Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how they used the 15th anniversary of World Malaria Day on 25 April to support their aim of highlighting the need for "continued investment and sustained political commitment for global malaria prevention and control" and to ensure that children in particular, especially those in Africa, do not die from preventable disease.

World Malaria Day provides an opportunity to keep malaria high on the international health agenda. Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office Ministers used social media and a response to an oral question in the House of Lords to highlight the need for global collaboration and commitment to tackle malaria.

The British Deputy Head of Mission to the United States also raised similar themes at an event in Washington convened by President Kenyatta of Kenya to mark World Malaria Day. We will continue to use upcoming events to maintain political momentum to protect those most vulnerable such as children under 5, who are disproportionately impacted by this disease.