Welcome to the E8 Malaria Elimination Initiative, a dedicated effort to eradicate malaria across the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. Our initiative brings together regional governments, international organizations, and local communities in a coordinated effort to achieve malaria elimination.
Our mission is to reduce malaria transmission to zero and improve the health and well-being of millions across the region. Here, you will find comprehensive information about our ongoing projects, recent achievements, and future goals. Discover how we are advancing towards a malaria-free future and how you can get involved.
Explore our website to learn more about our strategies, impact, and how we are making a difference in the fight against malaria
Working together across borders to achieve a malaria-free southern Africa
Our Mission
We are committed to eradicating malaria in the SADC region through a multifaceted approach involving strategic planning, cross-border collaboration, and innovative interventions. Our mission is to implement effective malaria control measures, enhance regional cooperation, and ultimately achieve a malaria-free SADC.
Our Vision
Our vision is a malaria-free SADC region where malaria is no longer a public health threat. We aim for a future where every individual has access to the necessary tools and treatments to prevent and combat malaria, ensuring healthier communities and sustainable development.
Our Stakeholders
Provides critical funding and support for malaria programs across the region.
Supports our initiatives with technical guidance and global health standards.
Partners with us to drive innovation and advance malaria elimination efforts.
National Health Ministries
Collaborate in implementing malaria control strategies and policies.
The value of the E8 regional approach
E8 is a SADC subsidiary with a member-state led mandate
The E8 was born out of SADC. The focus of its Strategic Plan is to complement national-level efforts and investments, thus accelerating progress of each member state towards zero transmission. Because the E8 provides an effective platform, solutions to challenges such as cross-border movement, commodity supply and security can be solved collectively.
E8 provides the platform for cross-border collaboration and learning:
Disease intelligence is central to the region’s efforts to track and target hot spots— geographic areas at high risk of malaria transmission. The E8 has provided countries with a regional forum to share data, knowledge and information across countries. While the scope of national health information systems is limited by political boundaries, malaria transmission extends beyond these boundaries.
The annual E8 Scorecard reinforces accountability towards the shared goal:
Each country’s performance is evaluated and recorded on the SADC E8 Elimination Scorecard, which is reviewed on an annual basis by E8 Ministers of Health. E8 countries define the required standards of performance by all countries, and the Scorecard serves as an accountability mechanism that monitors and compares country-level progress against the defined indicators that are critical for regional progress.
Resources can be pooled at a regional level to address shared challenges:
Rather than investing individually, countries and partners are able to pool technical expertise and infrastructure such as specialized skills, laboratories and financial resources. These regional investments, through the E8, can have significant returns and will provide access to essential resources that otherwise may be out of reach to individual countries.
Stronger advocacy at a regional level:
As countries get closer to zero, prioritization for malaria elimination resources may be compromised at national level. Through the E8 Ministers platform, peer-influence and accountability allows malaria to stay on top of the health agenda until the whole region has achieved its shared goal; to eliminate malaria by 2030.