As a result of the outputs from the SRWG, malaria programs in the region contributed heavily to the development of minimum essential indicators for surveillance and response, which have been shared with and used by important stakeholders such as the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, WHO, and other donors and implementation partners at the global and regional level. SRWG, in collaboration with JIPD conducted a surveillance and response assessment with Country Partners to identify solutions to improve implementation of case-based surveillance. In early August 2019, 17 entomologists from central and sub national programs were trained to use the Entomological Surveillance Planning Tool (ESPT), In response to the capacity building request from Country Partners, SRWG collaborated with RITM, MORU and LSTMH and Geo-Health Labs to organize a basic training for risk and receptivity mapping using customized GIS techniques.

To expand the knowledge base, the SRWG maintains a monthly newsletter to keep members engaged with ongoing and innovate research that is produced in the region. The newsletter includes Research Highlights with curated list of published papers and commissioned summaries by lead authors, and updates on activities of the Working Group and our APMEN partners. You may review past issues in our archive here.