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NEWS/UPCOMING EVENTS:

The Global Health Group at the University of California, San Francisco is seeking candidates for two new positions:

1. Malaria Elimination Initiative Lead to provide ongoing leadership, development, scientific and programmatic direction to the Malaria Elimination Initiative, including the work of hte Malaria Elimination Group (MEG).  More information and contact details can be found here.

2. Malaria Elimination Initiative Economist to lead a new and exciting program of work to research and analyze the costs, cost-benefits, financial requirements and innovative financing mechanisms that can best support elimination and the prevention of reintroduction. More information and contact details can be found here.

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APMEN Comment featured in the Lancet (Vol 375 May 8, 2010).   To download the Comment, please click here.

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Registration is now open for the First Global Symposium on Health Systems Research (HSR) which is being held on 16-19 November 2010, in Montreux, Switzerland.  For more information, please visit the HSR website

 

Roll Back Malaria World Malaria Day 2010

Established in 2009, APMEN is composed of ten Asia Pacific countries (Bhutan, China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Republic of Korea, the Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, and Vanuatu) and leaders and experts from key multilateral and academic agencies that are pursing malaria elimination.

The mission of this diverse but cohesive Network is to collaboratively address the unique challenges of malaria elimination in the region through leadership, advocacy, capacity building, knowledge exchange, and building the evidence base.