National Malaria Elimination Strategic Plan (NMESP) of Vanuatu: 2021 – 2026

The National Strategic Plan for Malaria Elimination 2021–2026 outlines Vanuatu’s national strategy to achieve malaria elimination through a phased and targeted approach. It considers the findings and recommendations of a comprehensive Malaria Program Review conducted in 2018 and extensive follow-up action, health system and financing analysis, impact modelling, and deliberations by the national Malaria and Other Vector Borne Diseases Control Program and Provincial Health Managers, with the support of WHO and other key partners.

The plan sets out key priorities for strengthening surveillance, improving case management, expanding vector control, and enhancing community engagement in malaria prevention. It provides a coordinated framework for national programmes and partners to reduce transmission and progressively eliminate malaria across the country by focusing interventions in high-risk areas and strengthening the health system’s capacity to detect and respond to cases.