dr. david bowen. since you'll be hearing from experts like dr. d bowen who are far more conversant and i am on the numbers and research associate with this great success story i will try to confine my remarks to what i believe is in many respects the most exciting development in this long battle, and that is leadership. leadership right here in the u.s. and more importantly exciting leadership in africa itself. as you have laid out very well, mr. chairman, malaria has been with us for centuries and its claimed millions of lives, and there's been times when the world has scored a remarkable victories, truly important victories eliminating the killer disease from places like the u.s. and europe there's been times when it seemed the victory was in sight some of the world's hardest hit regions only to fall short. members of the subcommittee honestly believe that this time the fight is different. these days the world is making a real and sustainable progress. we have never been this close, and we have never come this far in providing hope for generatio