No room for complacency in Indonesia's battle against malaria: Jakarta Post contributor

The Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance (APLMA) and Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network (APMEN) are delighted the World Health Organization has endorsed the use of the world’s first malaria vaccine, RTS,S/AS01, providing crucial protection against malaria in young children in sub-Saharan Africa.

Naomi Gima is a Regional Malaria Coordinator in Papua New Guinea, leading a team conducting field visits to communities and health centres across Morobe Province to strengthen local capacities to prevent malaria.

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.