APMEN II was held in Kandy, Sri Lanka, 16 to 19 Febrary 2010
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16 February 2010
Welcome and Introductions
Dr. Gawrie Galappaththy, Consultant Community Physician,
National Malaria Control Programme, Sri Lanka
Hon. Nimal Siripala de Silva,
Honourable Minister of Healthcare and Nutrition, Sri Lanka
Sir Richard Feachem, Director, Global Health Group,
University of California, San Francisco
17 February 2010
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Sir Richard Feachem, Director, Global Health Group,
University of California, San Francisco
Dr. Firdosi Rustom Mehta, WHO Representative,
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Dr. Kamini Mendis, Coordinator,
Global Malaria Programme, Geneva, Switzerland
Session 1: Updates towards elimination
Chair: Dr. Kamini Mendis
- Bhutan, Progress towards elimination
Presenter: Dr. Karma Lhazeen
Updates on Malaria Elimination in Bhutan
Thailand, Progress in Subnational elimination
Presenter: Dr. Wichai Satimai
Thailand, progress in subnational elimination
Goa, India, From control to elimination
Presenter: Dr. Ashwani Kumar
Goa, India: from malaria control to elimination
Session 2: Sri Lanka Case Study
Chair: Dr. A.P. Dash
Report Back from Study Tour
Presenter: Dr. Dorina Bustos
Study Tour, Matale Province, pre-elimination province
Update on the Case Study
Presenter: Dr. Gawrie Galappaththy
Case study: Sri Lanka
Session 3: Surveillance - From Passive to Active Case Detection, Fundamentals and Technical Advances
Chair: Dr. Kevin Palmer
Presenter: Dr. Lasse Vestergaard
From passive to active case detection for malaria elimination in Vanuatu
Presenter: Dr. Han-Sung Lee
Malaria in the Republic of Korea
Presenter: Professor Gao Qi
From passive to active malaria surveillance in China
Session 4: Mapping the international limits and population at risk of Plasmodium vivax transmission in 2009
Chair: Dr. Archie Clements
Presenter: Dr. Simon Hay
Mapping the international limits and population at risk of Plasmodium vivax transmission in 2009
Session 5: Vector Control Working Group Priorities and Scope of Work
Chair: Dr. Albino Bobogare
Presenter: Dr. Kevin Palmer
Vector Control Group
18 February 2010
Session 6: Vivax Working Group Priorities and Scope of Work
Chair: Dr. Dorina Bustos
Presenter: Dr. Ric Price
Eliminating P. vivaxfrom the Asia-Pacific Region
Session 7: Breakout Sessions
APMEN Fellows Program
Chair: Dr. Mario Baquilod
APMEN fellows program proposal
APMEN Research Grants
Chair: Professor John Reeder
Small research grants guidelines
Strategic Planning for Malaria Elimination
Chair: Dr. Lasse Vestergaard
Towards progressive malaria elimination in the SW Pacific
Emerging Themes - Imported Malaria and Cross Border issues
Chair: Dr. A.P. Dash
Emerging Themes - Community Engagement
Chair: Dr. Akira Kaneko
Community participation for malaria elimination
Appendix A, B, C.
A community-directed strategy for sustainable malaria elimination on islands: Short-term MDA integrated with ITNs and robust surveillance
Session 8: APMEN Business
Review of Management and Guidance Structure
Review of APMEN Advisory Board
Chair: Dr. Rita Kusriastuti
Presenter: Professor Maxine Whittaker
Proposed Governance of APMEN
Session 9: APMEN Business
Review of Annual Work Plan
Chair: Ms. Cecil Hugo
Presenter: Dr. Michelle Hsiang
APMEN 2010 Work Plan Review & Approval
19 February 2010
Session 10: Report back from Breakout Sessions
Chair: Dr. Thomas Teuscher
APMEN Fellows Program
Presenter: Dr. Mario Baquilod
APMEN Fellows Program
APMEN Research Grants
Presenter: Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe
Research Grants
Strategic Planning for Malaria Elimination
Chair: Dr. Lasse Vestergaard
Emerging Themes - Imported Malaria and Cross Border issues
Chair: Dr. A.P. Dash
Emerging Themes: Imported Malaria and Cross Border Issues
Emerging Themes - Community Engagement
Chair: Dr Akira Kaneko-Discussion
Community Participation in Malaria Elimination
Community Participation in Malaria Elimination
Session 11: Review and Approval of Governance and Work Plan, Next Steps for APMEN
Chair: Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe
Presenter: Professor Maxine Whittaker
Session 12: Conclusions
Presenters:
Dr. Kamini Mendis
Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe
Sir Richard Feachem
Relic of the tooth of the Buddha
Botanical Garden of Peradeniya
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