The national Malaria Taskforce, instigated to develop the national research agenda on malaria for 2017-2021, held their first meeting in Lilongwe on the 15th July 2015. Malaria researchers met with key partners in malaria control implementation and the National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) under the Ministry of Health to discuss the priority malaria research areas for the next five years.

As the 2011-2016 National Malaria Strategy entitled “Towards Universal Access” is coming to an end, the Ministry of Health is scheduled to develop the 2017-2021 national malaria strategy. A strong, aligned national research agenda, that describes the key national and global questions and knowledge gaps, will encourage research that can support informed policy decisions.