Partners' Update May 2023

Dear Partners,

Last week, on the eve of World Malaria Day, the Government of India hosted the Asia Pacific Leaders’ Conclave on Malaria Elimination in partnership with APLMA. Government leaders and international experts reiterated their commitment to intensify action towards eliminating malaria by 2030. This recommitment – paired with the energy from global partners on World Malaria Day and the recent updates from our Leaders’ Dashboard – makes us optimistic that together we can make malaria elimination a reality.

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

World Malaria Day

Invest, Innovate, Implement: It’s Time to Deliver Zero Malaria

Global partners united over World Malaria Day to highlight the need for urgent action and further investment to end malaria. 

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Stories from the Region

Pakistan

The Global Fund – For Fazila and Millions of Others in Pakistan, Climate Change Brings Extreme Floods and Malaria

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Vietnam

World Health Organization – From malaria patient to malaria fighter: Hiao Khanh's dedication to eliminating malaria in his Vietnamese community

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India

World Health Organization – Reaching people at risk of malaria in remote areas of Chhattisgarh, India

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Asia Pacific Leaders' Conclave on Malaria Elimination

Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya delivers keynote address at the Asia-Pacific Leaders’ Conclave on Malaria Elimination

Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare virtually addressed the Conclave in the presence of Dr. Manik Saha, Chief Minister of Tripura, Dr. R. Lalthamgliana, Minister, Health and Family Welfare Department, Mizoram, Dr. V.K Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog, and Dr Poonam Khetrepal, Regional Director, WHO-SEARO. 

For more content on the Conclave, see below.

Press Release

Malaria requires co-operation of all stakeholders.

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Website

The Conclave reaffirmed commitments and galvanized action to end malaria.

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Social Media

The Global Health Community engaged together online

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APLMA Leaders' Dashboard 2022: Countries Show Modest Progress Against Malaria while Challenges Persist in High-Burden Geographies

The latest Leaders’ Dashboard 2022 showed most countries in Asia Pacific sustained progress despite the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, reporting a 2.5% drop in malaria cases between 2020 and 2021. 

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WHO announces new Director of the Global Malaria Programme

APLMA was delighted to welcome the appointment of Dr Daniel Ngamije Madandi, MD, MPH as Director of the WHO Global Malaria Programme on 8 April 2023. 

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International Women's Day: How Village Malaria Worker, Mrs. Nouansy, Champions Equity in Remote Laos

To mark International Women’s Day, Mrs. Nouansy shares her story of working with high-risk vulnerable communities to detect and treat malaria and how embracing equity is critical in the fight to end malaria. 

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Regional Malaria Updates

1. The Hindu – Malaria will soon be a notifiable disease across India
2. The Telegraph – War-torn Myanmar hit by 1,000pc leap in malaria cases
   
3. Health Leads – Malaria free Asia Pacific region is within our reach 
   
4. Hindustan Times – Cross-border malaria elimination: A shared responsibility for neighbouring nations
5. Civil20 India – One Health and Malaria Webinar: Achieving Optimal Health Outcome for Communities
   

Global Malaria Elimination Updates

1. Project Syndicate – A New Weapon Against Malaria
2. World Health Organization – WHO urges increased implementation of recommended tools to combat malaria
   
3. World Health Organization – WHO certifies Azerbaijan and Tajikistan as malaria-free
   
4. The Global Fund – Global Fund Selects Roslyn Morauta as Board Chair and Bience Gawanas as Vice-Chair