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Strengthening the policy setting process for global malaria control and elimination
Bianca J D'Souza1, Robert D Newman
1Global Malaria Programme, World Health Organization, 20 Avenue Appia, CH-1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland.
Malaria Journal
|January 31, 2012
Summary
The World Health Organization established the Malaria Policy Advisory Committee to provide timely, transparent, and independent malaria control recommendations. This committee ensures evidence-based policies for global malaria elimination efforts.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Infectious Disease Control
- Epidemiology
Background:
- Recent scale-up of malaria control and research investments have yielded significant public health gains.
- There is an increasing need for efficient evidence review in malaria policy development.
- The World Health Organization Global Malaria Programme aims to set evidence-informed policies.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce the Malaria Policy Advisory Committee (MPAC).
- To enhance the timeliness, transparency, and independence of malaria control policy recommendations.
- To provide relevant guidance to World Health Organization member states for malaria control and elimination.
Main Methods:
- Convening a committee of 15 world-renowned malaria experts.
- Establishing a schedule of two full committee meetings annually.
- Publishing policy recommendations and supporting evidence within two months of each meeting.
Main Results:
- The inaugural MPAC meeting is scheduled for January 31 to February 2, 2012, in Geneva.
- Policy recommendations will be published in an open-access Malaria Journal thematic series.
- This article serves as a prelude, outlining the committee's background and terms of reference.
Conclusions:
- The MPAC is established to strengthen evidence-based malaria policy.
- The committee's work will improve the relevance and timeliness of global malaria control strategies.
- Open-access publication ensures transparency and accessibility of malaria policy recommendations.
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