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Dear Partners,
Thank you to all partners who attended and supported the 8th Asia Pacific Leaders’ Summit on Malaria Elimination in Papua New Guinea last month. The high-level convening hosted by the Government of Papua New Guinea was a great success. There will be a special feature covering the event highlights – stay tuned!
After over 10 years of technical expertise and advocacy, APLMA is using a new look to reflect our refreshed priorities and the high-level political commitment needed to end malaria by 2030. Explore our new website and refreshed Leaders’ Dashboard to see more.
Please find a round-up of stories on challenges and impact, engagement and progress towards malaria elimination from the global health community below. We thank you for your continued support and commitment to end malaria in our region.
Best wishes,
The APLMA Secretariat
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APLMA is hiring!
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Health Ministers from Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, and Vanuatu launch EDEN Initiative to combat malaria and vector-borne diseases
The Eliminating Malaria and other Vector Borne Diseases through Enhanced Regional Partnerships (EDEN) Initiative is envisioned as a support system, not a replacement for existing national efforts. It will focus on improving collaboration and efficiency in tackling malaria and other vector-borne diseases across the five island nations. READ MORE
Refreshed Asia Pacific Leaders’ Dashboard
Since 2015, the Leaders’ Dashboard has enabled Asia Pacific countries to track progress towards malaria elimination. Now, the Leaders’ Dashboard has improved capabilities and functionality to better inform leaders and health experts. READ MORE
New Thematic Feature: Integration for joint elimination of malaria and Lymphatic Filariasis
This collaborative feature by PNG IMR, GLIDE, and APLMA underscores the significance of jointly addressing complex public health challenges and highlights recommendations to tackle the intertwined challenges of malaria and LF in Papua New Guinea. READ MORE
Milestone workshop on GEDSI in malaria control in Port Moresby unites national programmes towards reaching the unreached
This workshop, the first of its kind in the region, highlighted the importance of socially inclusive strategies in combating malaria. Representatives of national malaria programmes, technical experts, and civil society from across Asia Pacific participated in this important workshop. READ MORE
Thematic Feature: Sustaining efforts for a post-elimination future in Asia Pacific
APLMA partnered with the Malaria Elimination Initiative to develop a Thematic Feature on sustainable malaria financing in Asia Pacific. This Thematic Feature looked at six country cases to share examples and best practices on how to implement activities and programmes across all sustainability domains. READ MORE
Updates from the global malaria community
- The Global Malaria and Gender Community of Practice will host their 3rd virtual meeting on Thursday, August 22, 1:00PM UTC with the theme “Reflections on Entry Points to Promote Gender Transformative Approaches in Malaria Programmes and Interventions”. Register here.
- WHO GMP published the report Surveillance and control of Anopheles stephensi based on country experiences in India, the Islamic Republic of Iran and Sri Lanka.
- $16bn yearly boost to African economies if we cut malaria by 90% by 2030, according to new report from Oxford Economics Africa, commissioned by RBM partner Malaria No More UK.
- GSK and Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) announced that the first single-dose medicine for the prevention of relapse of Plasmodium vivax malaria – tafenoquine, co-administered with chloroquine for radical cure, has now been launched in both Thailand and Brazil, in support of malaria elimination efforts.
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