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Southern African Development Community
SADC RBM Project (SARN)
Supports Scaling of Malaria Implementation Within SADC Member States
Request for Proposals

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.
Meeting Report

2009 Annual Malaria Review and Planning Meeting for East and Southern Africa was held in Namibia, Windhoek 6-9 July 2009.
Meeting Report

SADC Managers and SARN Steering Committee meeting was held in Gaborone, Botswana, 11-13 February 2009 to Prepare for the 2009 Malaria Season.
View Minutes of the Meeting

The Ministers of Health of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have approved the roll out of a cross-border malaria control initiative between Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. This effort could free millions of people from the threat of malaria, stimulate economic growth, and set the stage for the rolling back of the disease on the African continent. TZMI will apply for funding from the Global Fund in July 2008, and in line with Global Fund requirements and recommendations will pursue a dual recipient structure for its Global Fund proposal.
View Final Call for the Positions of Principal Recipients and Call for Malaria Sub-Proposals

The Third SARN annual planning and review meeting was held in Lusaka from 31 July to 1 August 2008. The meeting was attended by national malaria control programme managers of SADC countries and partners from global, regional and country levels: the SADC Secretariat, the SADC military. Multilaterals, Global fund and other donors, Research and academia, NGOs, Foundations and private sector were represented.
The SARN workplan implementation progress was reviewed, and a joint implementation workplan for 2008/2009 was developed to meet country-specific needs. In addition, a presentation was made on the Roll Back Malaria Zambezi expedition, and the Zambezi! documentary was shown. The outcomes of this advocacy initiative were discussed with the SARN members.
View The Meeting Agenda

2-4 April 2008 Maputo, Mozambique
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.
View Speech by The Permanent Secretary of The Ministry of Health Mozambique at the Opening of the Southern Africa Regional Network (SARN) General Council Meeting

The Southern Africa Roll Back Malaria Network (SARN) hold its first meeting, 22-24 February 2007 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

The Southern Africa Regional Network (SARN) was officially launched in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe on 23 November 2007. The Hon Dr Brian Chituwo, Minister of Health (Zambia) and Chairperson of the SADC Ministers of Health were the guests of honour who launched the Southern Africa Regional Network.
View SADC Press Release