Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance (APLMA)

What Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance (APLMA) does

Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance (APLMA) is a Singapore-headquartered non-profit coalition of Asian and Pacific heads of government, founded in 2013 at the 8th East Asia Summit in Brunei at the initiative of the Australian Government, with a Secretariat staff of approximately 19 (based on disclosed employee count). Its mission is to accelerate the elimination of malaria across the Asia Pacific region by 2030 through high-level political advocacy, evidence-based policy development, and regional coordination among 22 member countries. APLMA organizes an annual Asia Pacific Leaders' Summit on Malaria Elimination (10 consecutive editions from 2016 to 2026) and Senior Officials' Meetings, securing multi-country commitments such as the Greater Mekong Subregion Joint Call-to-Action (2026) and Papua Joint Action Plan (2025).

APLMA's core product portfolio comprises the Leaders' Dashboard (endorsed shared monitoring tool tracking country and regional progress against the 2030 goal), the Sandbox (data visualization tool aggregating time-series malaria indicators including World Malaria Report data and national policy indicators for exploration and download), and Country Profiles (interactive profiles of 22+ countries covering epidemiology, policy, financing, and GEDSI). Adjacent initiatives include the EDEN Initiative (vector-borne disease partnerships, 2024), ICMI (Indonesia, 2025), GEM Coalition (Papua New Guinea provincial leaders, 2024), Papua Malaria Consortium (2025), and M2030 corporate coalition.

APLMA's business model is donor-funded advocacy: revenue is generated through grants from governments (Australian Government identified as primary supporter) and global health financing institutions (Global Fund, ADB, JICA), with no commercial pricing, no ownership structure, and no equity investors. Distribution is through direct convening of senior government officials rather than through commercial sales channels, and the organization's value proposition rests on its monopoly access to heads-of-state-level political engagement on regional malaria elimination.

Name

Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance (APLMA)

Legal name

Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance

Website

https://aplma.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

APLMA is a Singapore-based non-profit coalition of 22 Asia Pacific governments that drives regional malaria elimination by 2030 through high-level political advocacy, an annual Leaders' Summit, and shared data tools including the Leaders' Dashboard and Sandbox.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Advocacy Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Administration of Public Health Programs (923120)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Global Health & Population Intergovernmental Bodies (BPADAAAD)

Keywords

• Malaria elimination advocacy
• Public health policy
• Global health governance
• Malaria data monitoring
• Regional health partnerships

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Donor Funding and Grants: APLMA operates as a non-profit coalition funded primarily through donor support. The Australian Government is explicitly identified as a supporter. Funding comes from various development partners and global health financing institutions to support regional malaria elimination advocacy, technical assistance, and coordination activities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

APLMA is an alliance of Asia Pacific heads of government that advocates for and coordinates regional action to eliminate malaria by 2030. The organization convenes leaders, produces data-driven digital tools (Leaders' Dashboard, Sandbox, Country Profiles), and drives cross-sector initiatives such as M2030 and the EDEN Southeast Asia initiative.

Product overview

APLMA is a coalition of Asian and Pacific heads of government formed to accelerate progress against malaria and eliminate it in the region by 2030. The organization operates as a platform providing technical advocacy, health diplomacy, and convening high-level meetings. Its core digital products include the Leaders' Dashboard for tracking malaria elimination progress across countries, the Sandbox for data visualization and exploration of malaria indicators, and Country Profiles with interactive visualizations. APLMA also organizes the annual Asia Pacific Leaders' Summit on Malaria Elimination as a convening platform. Additional initiatives include the EDEN Initiative for regional partnerships, the M2030 corporate engagement initiative, and the GEDSI Implementation Toolkit for inclusive malaria programs. The organization serves as the regional hub based in Singapore.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EDEN Initiative: Eliminating Malaria and other Vector Borne Diseases through Enhanced Regional Partnerships - initiative launched at the 8th Summit to support eliminating malaria and other vector-borne diseases through enhanced regional partnership
• Indonesia's Call to End Malaria Initiative (ICMI)
• M2030
• Papua Malaria Consortium (Konsorsium Malaria Papua)

Products and services

• Leaders' Dashboard
• Sandbox
• Country Profiles
• Asia Pacific Leaders' Summit
• M2030
• GEDSI Implementation Toolkit

Quantifiable outcome

• 5 countries achieved malaria-free certification (Bhutan, China, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• DT Families FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 May 2018MOU signed with APLMA to eliminate malaria in Thailand through the M2030 initiative. Foundation, established by Dhanin and Khunying Tawee Chearavanont and families, focuses on education, health and environment. Partnership mobilizes resources and raises awareness for malaria elimination in hard-to-reach areas.
• M2030 Initiative PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 May 2018Collaborative initiative including: DT Families Foundation, Shopee (e-commerce platform), Yoma Strategic Holdings (Myanmar business corporation), Dentsu Aegis Network (media/digital communications), Tahir Foundation (Indonesia), and The Global Fund. M2030 brings corporations and individuals under joint brand to work towards ending malaria.
• UnitaidcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 January 2018Co-hosted inaugural policy dialogue on vector control challenges and opportunities in Asia Pacific. Partnership aims at maximizing access to innovative health products for malaria elimination and improved health security. Proposed joint establishment of platform for vector control to bridge access to market for new products.
• Malaria No More, Japan (MNMJ)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 February 2017MOU signed to accelerate elimination of malaria across Asia Pacific by building leadership and advocacy. MNMJ provides an advocacy representative with private sector links seconded to APLMA secretariat in Singapore. Both parties coordinate on briefings and meetings to advocate for malaria elimination commitment.
• Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network (APMEN)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 October 2014Formal Letter of Understanding co-signed in Sri Lanka formalizing strategic partnership to drive malaria elimination through advocacy, knowledge generation, and policy reform initiatives. APLMA focuses on fostering political commitment at highest government levels while APMEN brings together 16 Country Partners including policy makers, research institutes, and funding bodies.
• World Health Organization (WHO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey stakeholder in summit organization and regional malaria elimination efforts. WHO provides technical strategy for regional framework and supports APLMA Leaders' Dashboard development. Collaboration on cross-border malaria policy dialogue and Mekong Malaria Elimination programme.
• Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConducted joint study with APLMA on cross-border collaboration for malaria elimination. Research draws on stakeholder perspectives from four Asia Pacific subregions examining what makes cross-border collaboration work. Policy brief disseminated at APMEN Joint Working Groups Meeting 2026.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Unitaid: Unitaid is a core APLMA partner that co-hosted the inaugural policy dialogue on vector control in Asia Pacific. Both organizations work at the intersection of innovation access and policy advocacy to accelerate malaria elimination, making Unitaid a comparable policy-led health partnership organization.
• Malaria No More: Malaria No More is a global advocacy organization focused on mobilizing political leadership and financing to end malaria, with a U.S. and global footprint. Malaria No More Japan is directly partnered with APLMA under a 2017 MOU, indicating operational alignment in political advocacy and donor engagement.
• Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network (APMEN): APMEN is APLMA's formal strategic partner under a co-signed Letter of Understanding and brings together 16 country partners including researchers, policy makers, and funders. It directly complements APLMA by focusing on the technical and knowledge side of malaria elimination while APLMA provides the political advocacy layer.

Broad incumbents

• Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: The Global Fund is the dominant financing mechanism for malaria programs across Asia Pacific and a core partner of APLMA. While it is a funder rather than a pure peer, its programmatic and policy priorities directly shape APLMA's regional advocacy agenda.
• Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI): CHAI operates country-level health program support across multiple Asia Pacific markets, including malaria. It complements APLMA's high-level advocacy with technical implementation, making it a logical adjacent peer in the regional malaria ecosystem.
• Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance: Gavi is a global public-private partnership that finances vaccine access across Asia Pacific and other regions. While focused on immunization rather than malaria, it shares APLMA's model of high-level donor mobilization, country-level coordination, and innovative financing.
• WHO Global Malaria Programme: WHO sets global malaria strategy, norms, and surveillance standards and supports APLMA's Leaders' Dashboard development. It is the ultimate normative authority in the space and the convener of universal technical guidance that APLMA's country-level advocacy work operationalizes.
• RBM Partnership to End Malaria: RBM is the largest global multi-stakeholder platform for malaria action across more than 500 partners. It operates globally rather than regionally but shares APLMA's convening and advocacy model, making it the closest global analogue and a natural coordination counterpart for Asia Pacific work.

Emerging players

• Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV): MMV is a product development partnership focused on antimalarial drug R&D. While narrower in scope (drugs vs. multi-pronged advocacy), it operates in the same malaria ecosystem and frequently collaborates with APLMA-aligned country programs and donors.
• Ending Malaria Consortium: Malaria Consortium is an international nonprofit implementing country-level malaria programs including in Asia Pacific countries like Myanmar and Cambodia. It complements APLMA's convening role with operational service delivery, overlapping significantly in target geographies and counter-parties.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/APLMA_Malaria
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@aplma2030
• Facebookfacebook.com/APLMA2030
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/asia-pacific-leaders-malaria-alliance

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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