High level malaria meeting in Nay Pyi Taw
Overview
There is a concern for antimalarial drugs resistance in Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries- Cambodia, China, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet Nam. There is a risk of antimalarial drugs resistance spreading to the global South. The GMS is addressing cross border threat by adopting “One Region One Strategy” approach to eliminate malaria by 2030.
The ‘Ministerial Call for Action to eliminate malaria in the GMS by 2030’ was adopted by GMS countries in the high-level meeting on 8 December 2017. Delegates from Ministries of Health from GMS countries, Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director of WHO South-East Asia Region and Dr Shin Young-soo, Regional Director of WHO Western Pacific Region graced the occasion. The meeting was hosted by Ministry of Health and Sports Myanmar with the support from WHO, Asia Pacific Leaders’ Malaria Alliance and UNOPS. One of the key activities during malaria week during December 2017, the meeting agreed key actions towards malaria elimination by 2030.
The ‘Ministerial Call for Action to eliminate malaria in the GMS by 2030’ was adopted by GMS countries in the high-level meeting on 8 December 2017. Delegates from Ministries of Health from GMS countries, Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director of WHO South-East Asia Region and Dr Shin Young-soo, Regional Director of WHO Western Pacific Region graced the occasion. The meeting was hosted by Ministry of Health and Sports Myanmar with the support from WHO, Asia Pacific Leaders’ Malaria Alliance and UNOPS. One of the key activities during malaria week during December 2017, the meeting agreed key actions towards malaria elimination by 2030.