The move by these important countries to join the network signals a significant shift towards greater commitment to elimination that will facilitate closer collaboration with their low-transmission and malaria-free neighbors.
Sir Richard Feachem, Director of the Global Health Group at the University of California, San Francisco, and co-chair of APMEN, underscored the necessity of regional networks in achieving elimination goals.
"APLMA and APMEN will play critical political and technical roles in achieving the ambitious but attainable goal of freedom from malaria by 2030. The economic and social benefits of this achievement to the people and countries of Asia-Pacific will be immense."
The Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network provides a platform for countries to share knowledge on common challenges, promote cross-border collaboration and regional political commitment to the elimination of malaria by the year 2030.
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