Malaria oo. Ensure that the prevention and treatment of malaria are prioritised within national health plans and that adequate resources to that end are made available aiming at drastically reducing the mortality rate. States parties should ensure that those suffering from malaria have prompt access to and are able to apply the appropriate and affordable treatment within twenty-four hours of the onset of symptoms pp. Ensure that the diagnosis and treatment of malaria is widely available including home treatment. Appropriate treatment and access to tools for the control of malaria should be available and accessible to the poorest groups in the community. qq. Ensure that strategies taken to control malaria should include the reduction or waiving of taxes and tariffs for mosquito nets and materials, insecticides, antimalarial drugs and other recommended goods and services that are needed for control strategies; and the allocation of resources required for sustained implementation of planned roll back malaria actions. rr. Promote community participation in joint ownership and control of roll back malaria actions to enhance their sustainability ss. Ensure public education on measures applicable to the prevention of malaria. tt. Establish and maintain a national malaria control system for adequate transmission of information to ensure a rapid response to outbreaks. uu. Ensure that pregnant women and children under five years of age receive the most suitable combination of personal and community protective measures such as insecticide treated mosquito nets and other materials to prevent infection and suffering. All pregnant women who are at risk of malaria, especially those in their first pregnancies, should have access to chemoprophylaxis or presumptive intermittent treatment. vv. Make easily available affordable essential drugs, materials, supplies and transportation for personal protection and treatment of malaria. ww. Promote and support basic and operational research to ensure that new tools, including vaccines, for malaria are made available without delay and existing ones are used in the most cost-effective and sustainable manner. HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and other infectious diseases xx. Ensure the respect and protection of the rights of individuals infected and affected by HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis and other related infectious diseases; yy. Ensure access to a comprehensive package of prevention interventions for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and other infectious diseases: 1. Quality voluntary confidential counselling and testing; 2. blood safety; 3. prevention of blood-related transmission; 4. early and appropriate management of STIs and TB; 29