Roadmap for the Implementation of Malaria Genomic Surveillance in Africa

In April 2022, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) commissioned an expert group to develop a roadmap for malaria genomic surveillance of public health use cases in Africa. This roadmap, aims to empower the Africa CDC and the continental network of institutions for malaria molecular surveillance (MMS).
Four pillars underpin this roadmap: driven by public health needs, country leadership, a continent-wide strategy, and sustainable implementation. A strategic and sustainable implementation approach is outlined, which complements the WHO Global Genomic Surveillance Strategy guidelines. An end-to-end genomic surveillance framework is provided that outlines both the steps and cross-cutting challenges that need to be addressed.