Ensuring malaria elimination remains a priority for national and sub-national governments in Asia Pacific

Malaria has been and can be eliminated — what is required is strong political will to ensure countries remain committed and accelerate the fight to complete the last mile of malaria elimination. APLMA unites 22 Asia Pacific governments committed to malaria elimination and leverages political action through co-organizing high-level convenings, tracking progress, engaging local and global stakeholders, and ensuring malaria remains on the political agenda.

Scaling innovative financing, domestic resource mobilization, and disease integration to sustain malaria programmes through elimination and prevention of re-establishment

With a significant decrease in international funding for malaria in Asia Pacific, countries are looking for new ways to sustain malaria elimination efforts. APLMA supports near-elimination countries to build investment cases, establish long-term domestic financing strategies, and engage private sector for innovative partnerships.

Increasing political support and cooperation between countries to implement joint malaria elimination activities around national borders

Mosquitoes do not see borders, and thus malaria often thrives in remote border areas where migration is common but health systems and infrastructure is weak. APLMA works with government and local partners to open cross-border dialog, real-time data sharing, and joint malaria programming to strengthen health systems reach these vulnerable communities.

Strengthening technical capacities and evidence generation through a regional peer-to-peer exchange platform with national malaria programmes and multisectoral stakeholders

Malaria elimination is a team effort, requiring a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach. APLMA works with sub-national, national, and global partners in government, civil society, private sector, and multinational organizations to exchange knowledge and share best practices. APLMA also oversees the Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network (APMEN) which fosters peer-to-peer exchange.

Developing data tools, resources, and best practices to inform decision-making, track progress, and ensure accountability towards implementing evidence-based approaches

With a changing malaria landscape and new challenges on the horizon, accurate and up-to-date information is essential for effective decision-making. Through published articles, policy briefs, case studies, and the interactive Asia Pacific Leaders’ Dashboard, APLMA provides research and evidence needed to understand the malaria situation and implement data-driven programmes.

Easing bottlenecks to delivery and implementation of malaria services inclusive of gender equity, disability, and social inclusion considerations

Health outcomes are impacted by socio-economic factors including age, disability, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexuality and geographical location, with already marginalized groups more at risk from diseases like malaria. To leave no one behind, APLMA adopts a gender equality, disability, and social inclusion (GEDSI) lens across workstreams to ensure GEDSI focused and inclusive research, training, policy, and implementation of malaria programmes.