The 26th SME WG Annual Meeting that was held from 24 to 26 May 2016, in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo, brought together 34 in-person SME WG participants from 10 countries. 

Meeting Objectives

• 1. Discuss role of public-private partnership in malaria control and elimination
• 2. Address research needs in countries experiencing increasing case burden
• 3. Discuss and define strategy for monitoring malaria surveillance
• 4. Review updates to Global Fund modeling and decision making
• 5. Address RBM and MERG business issues