Third meeting of the WHO Strategic Advisory Group on malaria eradication

Overview

On 30 November – 1 December 2017, the WHO Strategic Advisory Group on malaria eradication (SAGme) convened for its third meeting in New Delhi, India. The third SAGme meeting included seven committee members, supported by WHO Collaborating Centres and other key stakeholders, including observers from industry (Novartis), other UN agencies (UNICEF) and the WHO Secretariat (Global Malaria Programme [GMP]). The meeting’s objectives included reviewing progress on the work packages, providing guidance and course corrections, and determining next steps. Major discussion points included i) understanding key determinants that will lead to malaria eradication; ii) learning from past and present models to improve estimates of the costs to eradicate and how to finance the effort; and iii) identifying the components of community engagement and health systems necessary to form the basis of an eradication effort.