Papua New Guinea is battling the world's oldest pandemic: malaria. How can it get back on track?

Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges the world and the global health community face. The recent landmark study by the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns of increasingly extreme heatwaves, droughts and floods as a key temperature limit is exceeded in just over a decade. Shifting weather patterns not only affect the migration of people, plants, animals, and insects, but also the spread of disease, including malaria.

Cambodia has made remarkable progress in its fight against malaria. But persistence of P. vivax, particularly in forested provinces, remains a concern.

APLMA is an affiliation of Asian and Pacific heads of government formed to accelerate progress against malaria and to eliminate it in the region by 2030.