Mekong Malaria Elimination programme

Mekong Malaria Elimination programme

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Man and child sitting on a hammock with net in Viet Nam as part a drive to eliminate malaria bin the Mekong subregion.
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What is the role of the Mekong Malaria Elimination Programme?

The WHO Mekong Malaria Elimination (MME) programme leads coordination among all countries of the Greater Mekong Subregion in line with the Strategy for malaria elimination in the Greater Mekong subregion (2015–2030) and the Regional Framework for reaching the unreached in the Western Pacific (2022–2030) to elimination all species of human malaria across the subregion. MME’s key area of work include partnership coordination, advocacy and communication, as well as leading technical support on cross-country projects, regional/country surveillance, national malaria elimination intensification plans, and aggressive approaches. 

Learn more about the Mekong Malaria Elimination or contact [email protected] for more information

Publications

Mekong malaria elimination: epidemiology summary, volume 25, January–March 2024

The Mekong Malaria Elimination (MME) programme is an initiative aimed at supporting Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries – Cambodia, Lao People's...

Mekong malaria elimination: epidemiology summary, volume 24, October–December 2023

The Mekong Malaria Elimination (MME) programme is an initiative aimed at supporting Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries – Cambodia, Lao People's...

Mekong malaria elimination: epidemiology summary, volume 23, July–September 2023

Mekong Malaria Elimination ProgrammeEpidemiology summaryVolume 23July–September 2023GMS: Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand,Viet...

DG commends MME success

In his introductory address to the 75th session of the Regional Committee for the Western Pacific, held from 21 to 25 October 2024 in Manila, Philippines, the WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, called out the MME success. 

Training course on malaria elimination

The malaria elimination training curriculum aims to equip health professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate programmes for malaria elimination and the prevention of transmission re-establishment. Divided into 13 modules, it covers all relevant technical areas, including malaria parasite biology, immunology and epidemiology; surveillance and response; case management; vector control and entomological surveillance; acceleration strategies; stratification to tailor interventions; and management and planning of an elimination programme.

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Nan Laodi, from Myanmar, and Huang Pei Pei, a Chinese student, use bed nets every night in their dorm room at the Friendship Primary School.
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