The purpose of SME WG SP&DQ Committee is to improve the visibility of surveillance and data quality improvement initiatives, and to harmonize and streamline global coordination of surveillance-related efforts. The committee was established in May 2021 with the specific objectives to:

• Disseminate information on implementing partners´current use of surveillance operational tools and improve implementation and partner coordination relating to their use and uptake.
• Dynamically track surveillance initiatives and implementation of related tools and practices.
• Document the advantages and disadvantages of surveillance and data quality tools and activities, as well as the lessons learnt from their implementation.
• Identify the operational surveillance priorities of national malaria control programs (NMCPs) to further support the uptake and adaptation of tools.