Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 2:46 pm on 3 December 2018.
Lord Bates
The Minister of State, Department for International Development
2:46,
3 December 2018
I think that that is one reason we were party to the high-level meeting in the margins of the UN General Assembly in September, which sought to gather some momentum behind this issue. There are other challenges with malaria, which the noble Baroness, as someone who has championed this cause over many years in this House, will know, and they include antimicrobial resistance and insecticide resistance. The challenges, particularly in relation to malaria, are getting more difficult, and that is why we need the resources.