History

The Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance (APLMA) was officially established at the sidelines of the 8th East Asia Summit with the Australian Prime Ministers Tony Abbott and Viet Nam Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung as co-chairs. The APLMA Secretariat begins working from the headquarters of the Asian Development Bank in Manila.

The 18 member governments of the East Asia Summit unanimously agree on the goal of making the Asia Pacific free of malaria by 2030, tasking APLMA with creating and implementing a Roadmap for attaining this goal.

APLMA convenes the first Senior Officials’ Meeting in Manila, Philippines.  

APLMA successfully receives endorsement of the Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Elimination Roadmap from all 18 member governments at the 10th East Asia Summit.  

The APLMA Secretariat incorporates as a non-profit entity in Singapore.

APLMA convenes the 2nd Senior Officials’ Meeting and first-ever Malaria Week in Bangkok. APLMA launches the Asia Pacific Leaders’ Dashboard to track country progress to malaria elimination against the Roadmap priorities.

The Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network (APMEN) joins APLMA to provide technical expertise and capacity building for national malaria programmes and partner institutions.

Pakistan, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, and Vanuatu commit to the Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Elimination Roadmap.

The fourth Malaria Week was held in Viet Nam, where APLMA’s Five-Year Regional Progress Report was approved and delivered to member countries at the 14th East Asia Summit.

Reacting to the COVID-19 pandemic, APLMA co-hosted the virtual 2021 Asia Pacific Leaders Dialogue for Malaria Elimination virtually with the Royal Government of Bhutan.

The Government of India hosted the Asia Pacific Leaders’ Conclave on Malaria Elimination 2023 in partnership with APLMA, with particular emphasis on reaching vulnerable communities.

The Government of Papua New Guinea hosted the 8th Asia Pacific Leaders’ Summit on Malaria Elimination in partnership with APLMA, where Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape recommitted to malaria elimination and the Ministers of Health for five countries in Melanesia signed a joint statement for strengthened regional collaboration in Melanesia.