Second annual country surveillance meeting to facilitate malaria elimination in the Greater Mekong subregion, 30 October 2019

Overview

On 30 October 2019, representatives from the Greater Mekong subregion (GMS) countries – Cambodia, China, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet Nam – met with partners to discuss strengthening surveillance for malaria elimination in the subregion. The second annual country surveillance meeting was held in Yangon, Myanmar and organized by the WHO Mekong Malaria Elimination (MME) programme. During the meeting, representatives exchanged information on surveillance progress and challenges in their countries. Presentations centred around 2 key topics: (i) surveillance updates and (ii) surveillance improvements and challenges. The outcomes from these discussions led to recommendations that aim to further strengthen surveillance to accelerate malaria elimination in the GMS towards the shared goal of malaria-free status in the subregion by 2030.