Four (4) malaria-endemic countries in Southern Africa have begun reviewing progress of malaria control activities in the region at the 2nd annual general assembly of the Southern Africa Regional Network. The assembly united governmental agencies from the represented countries with multilateral organizations, private sector, research organizations and donors to coordinate and budget for malaria control initiatives in the region.

The Southern African Roll Back Malaria Network (SARN) Steering Committee, which represents eleven of the fifteen SADC countries, met on 21 and 22 September 2009 at the Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg, South Africa. The overall objective of the SARN Steering Committee is to effectively coordinate RBM partner support in the SADC countries to enable the malaria endemic countries of Southern Africa to rapidly scale?up malaria control interventions to achieve the RBM goals set for 2010.