Malaria Eliminators of the Asia Pacific Meet in Sri Lanka From February 16-19, 2010, participants from country malaria programs and partner institutions gathered in Kandy, Sri Lanka for the second annual meeting of the Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network (APMEN). Although the Asia Pacific region suffers from a significant portion of the world’s malaria burden, considerable progress in malaria control has been achieved, leading ten countries to make a national commitment to elimination: Bhutan, China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Solomon Islands, Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka, and Vanuatu. Thailand and India (Goa State) have also made commitments to sub-national elimination. APMEN aims to support these countries’ malaria elimination efforts through collaborative activities, including information sharing, evidence gathering, capacity building and advocacy. Participants used this second meeting of the Network to discuss region-specific technical issues and develop an action-oriented work plan for the coming year. Major funding for APMEN is provided by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID). APMEN is coordinated by a Joint-Secretariat, formed by the University of Queensland, Australia, and the Global Health Group, University of California, San Francisco, and works closely with the World Health Organization (WHO). More information is available at www.apmen.org. » view photos