Political Commitment

As a representative of regional leaders, APLMA has unique authority to engage all levels of government.

Much of the region is at a crossroads for malaria and other communicable diseases. Because diseases don’t recognize national borders, no one country can defeat them by itself. A regional response is required. By collaborating, countries can tackle these threats to their health systems in a harmonized way.

APLMA unites 22 governments in Asia-Pacific by convening senior officials beyond health, monitoring and reporting on progress and bottlenecks and facilitating cross-border collaboration, to devise and execute strategic solutions for the region. Upholding political commitment is imperative across all sectors of society, from Heads of States, Government Ministries, international bodies and multilateral institutions, to corporate leaders, academia, civil society, thought leaders and influencers.

Uphold political commitment and track progress to end malaria by 2030 from leaders across all sectors of society, from Heads of States, Government Ministries, international bodies and multilateral institutions to corporate leaders, academia, civil society, thought leaders and influencers.

APLMA draws on its mandate from the East Asia Summit leaders to build health diplomacy across borders and sectors, strengthening and maintaining collaboration infrastructure towards a malaria-free Asia-Pacific by 2030.

Platforms

National Task force for Malaria Elimination

One of the indicators on the APLMA Leaders Dashboard is to note the progress towards formation of a National Task Force (or equivalent). It is proposed that the task force or equivalent body meets at least once a year to take necessary actions to ensure that national targets are met.<br> <br>

APLMA Senior Official's Meeting

The APLMA Leaders’ Roadmap calls for a Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) to be convened to facilitate high-level discussions and analysis of progress against priorities for elimination

India Parliamentarians for Malaria Elimination

A group of parliamentarians from different political parties have joined hands and formed a coalition to support India's efforts to eliminate malaria by 2030.