In 2019, the WHO Global Malaria Programme (GMP) launched an online consultation to identify new topics for malaria policy recommendations and gather input on updating existing ones. As a result, GMP established Guideline Development Groups (GDGs) for key technical areas, including chemoprevention, vector control, elimination, treatment, diagnosis, Plasmodium vivax, and anaemia.
Since the initial publication of the WHO guidelines for malaria in 2021, additional GDGs have been formed as needed to support ongoing updates and ensure the guidance remains current.
List of proposed GDG members for comments
The following experts have been selected as members of the Guideline Development Group for developing recommendations for testing P. knowlesi and use of rapid antigen tests for detection of P. malariae and P. ovale. Public comments are invited until 8 July 2025.
- Professor Nicholas Anstey, Infectious Diseases Physician and Professor of Global Health, Menzies School of Health Research, Australia (biography)
- Associate Professor Bridget Barber, Group Leader, Clinical Malaria, QIMR Berghofer, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (biography)
- Dr Cristiana Ferreira Alves de Brito, Director, Instituto Rene Rachou / Fiocruz Minas, Brazil (biography)
- Dr Janet Cox-Singh, Retired, Former Senior Lecturer in Infection, School of Medicine, University of St Andrews, Fife, Scotland 2021-2023, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (biography)
- Dr Gonzalo J Domingo, Global Program Director, Diagnostics, PATH, United States of America (biography)
- Dr Rodrigue Roman Dongang Nana, Deputy Head, Epidemiology of Parasites and Clinical Research Laboratory, Institute of Medical research and Medicinal Plant Studies, Ministry of Scientific Research and Innovation, Cameroon (biography)
- Professor Chris Drakeley, Professor of Infection and Immunity, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (biography)
- Dr Hans-Peter Fuehrer, Group Leader – Vectors and VBDs, Vetmeduni Vienna, Austria (biography)
- Associate Professor Matthew Grigg, Principal Research Fellow, Menzies School of Health Research and Charles Darwin University, Australia (biography)
- Dr Mikashmi Kohli, Senior Manager, Evidence and Policy, FIND, Canada (biography)
- Dr Manas Kotepui, Associate Professor, Nakhon Phanom University, Thailand (biography) (biography)
- Professor Yee Ling Lau, Head of Department, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia (biography)
- Dr Aongart Mahittikorn, Associate Professor, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Thailand (biography)
- Dr Rintis Noviyanti, Senior Research Fellow, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) and Exeins Health Initiative (EHI), Indonesia (biography)
- Professor Balbir Singh, Senior Principal Fellow, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia (biography)
- Dr Jenn Zhueng Tam, Malaria Programme Manager, Ministry of Health, Malaysia (biography)
- Dr Timothy William, Infectious Disease Consultant, Subang Jaya Medical Centre, Malaysia (biography)
List of proposed GDG members for which the call for comments is now closed
GDG for malaria chemotherapy
- Dr Dorothy Achu, National Malaria Control Programme, Yaoundé, Cameroon (biography)
- Professor Karen Barnes, Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (biography)
- Professor Constance Bart-Plange, Independent Consultant, Board Member, Anglogold Ashanti Malaria Programme, Accra, Ghana (biography)
- Professor Adrianus (Arjen) Dondrop, Deputy Director, Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (biography)
- Professor Sanjeev Krishna, Professor of Molecular Parasitology and Medicine, St George’s University of London, London, United Kingdom (biography)
- Professor Marcus Lacerda, Infectious Diseases Researcher, Tropical Medicine Foundation Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado, Manaus, Brazil (biography)
- Professor Miriam Laufer, Director of the Office of Student Research, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA (biography)
- Professor Rose Leke, Professor of Immunology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé, Cameroon (biography)
- Professor Olugbenga Mokuolu, Professor of Paediatrics & Child Health, Department of Paediatrics, College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria (biography)
- Professor Bernhards Ogutu, Senior Principal Clinical Research Scientist, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya (biography)
- Professor Stephen Rogerson, Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases, Doherty Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia (biography)
- Professor Philip Rosenthal, Professor, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA (biography)
- Dr Terrie Taylor, Professor, Department of Osteopathic Medical Specialties, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA (biography)
GDG for malaria chemoprevention
- Professor Salim Abdulla, Chief Research Scientist, Ifakara Health Institute, United Republic of Tanzania (biography)
- Dr Dorothy Achu, National Malaria Control Programme, Yaoundé, Cameroon (biography)
- Professor Joe Amon, Director, Global Health and Clinical Professor, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, USA (biography)
- Professor Evelyn Ansah, Director, Center for Malaria Research, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ghana (biography)
- Dr Anup Anvikar, Scientist ICMR-NIMR, India (biography)
- Professor Fred Binka, Senior Lecturer, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ghana (biography)
- Dr Matthew Coldiron, Investigator, Dept of Research, Epicentre, New York, USA and Paris, France (biography)
- Dr Corine Karema, Consultant (Malaria Senior Programme Officer), African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA), Rwanda (biography)
- Professor Miriam Laufer, Director of the Office of Student Research, University of Maryland School of Medicine, USA (biography)
- Mrs Olivia Ngou, Global Coordinator CSçME/Executive Director Impact Santé Afrique, Civil society representative, Cameroon (biography)
- Professor Melissa Penny, Unit head/Group head, Swiss Tropical and Public Health institute, Switzerland (biography)
- Dr Francisco Saute, Scientific Director, Manhiça Health Reseach Center, Mozambique (biography)
- Dr Allan Schapira, Visiting consultant, Bicol University College of Medicine, Philippines (biography)
- Professor Bob Snow, Scientist, KEMRI-Wellome Trust Collaborative Programme in Nairobi, Kenya (biography)
GDG for malaria vector control
- Professor Basil Brooke, Associate Professor, University Witswatersrand/National Institute for Communicable Disease, Johannesburg, South Africa (biography)
- Professor Ahmadali Enayati, Head, Medical Entomology Department, School of Public Health, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Islamic Republic of Iran (biography)
- Dr Fang Jing, Director, Institute for Health Sciences, Kunming Medical University, Yunnan Province, China (
biography)
- Ms Mihirini Hewavitharane, Entomology Technical Manager, PMI VectorLink Project, Abt Associates, Phnom Penh, Cambodia (biography)
- Dr Josh Yukich, Assistant Professor, Department of Tropical Medicine Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, USA (biography)
- Professor Charles Wondji, Professor/Executive Director, Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID), Yaoundé, Cameroon (biography)
GDG for malaria vector control (June 2024)
- Dr Dennis Massue, Technical advisor – Public health and malaria control, International SOS, Indonesia (biography)
- Dr Ekhlas Hailat, International consultant, Jordan (biography)
- Dr Hannah Koenker, Project Director, PATH, USA (biography)
- Assistant Professor Marigo (Maria) Tseroni, Assistant Professor of Infection Prevention and Control, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece (biography)
- Dr Maria-Eugenia Grillet, Full Professor, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (biography)
- Dr Adriko Moses, Senior Entomologist, IVM Focal Point National Malaria Control Division, Uganda (biography)
- Ms Rosalia Joseph, Women in Vector Control Regional Coordinator, Pan-African Mosquito Control Association, Namibia (biography)
- Professor Thomas Churcher, Professor of Infectious Disease Dynamics, Imperial College London, United Kingdom (biography)
- Professor Uriel Kitron, Goodrich C. White Emeritus Professor, Emory University, USA (biography)
GDG for malaria elimination
- Dr Jane Achan, Senior Research Advisor, Malaria Consortium, Uganda and the United Kingdom (biography)
- Dr Mohammed Alzahrani, General Director of Vector-borne & Zoonotic Diseases Department, Public health agency, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia (biography)
- Dr Kevin Baird, Director of the Eijkman Oxford Clinical Research Unit, Indonesia University of Oxford, United Kingdom (biography)
- Professor Teun Bousema, Radboud university medical centre, Kingdom of the Netherlands (biography)
- Dr Marcus Lacerda, Infectious Diseases Researcher, Specialist in Public Health, Tropical Medicine Foundation Dr Heitor Vieira Dourado (FMT-HVD) - Manaus, AM, Brazil (biography)
- Professor Dionicia Gamboa, Associate Professor and Principal Investigator, Department of Cellular and Molecular Sciences, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Peru (biography)
- Professor Kevin Marsh, Director Africa Oxford Initiative and Senior Advisor African Academy of Sciences, University of Oxford, United Kingdom and Kenya (biography)
- Professor Kamini Mendis, Independent Consultant, Professor Emeritus, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka (biography)
- Professor Melissa Penny, Unit head/Group head, Swiss Tropical and Public Health institute, Switzerland (biography)
- Dr Allan Schapira, Visiting consultant, Bicol University College of Medicine, Philippines (biography)
- Dr Sovannaroth Siv, Malaria Program Manager/Chief of Technical Ministry of Health, Cambodia (biography)
- Dr Chansuda Wongsrichanalai, Independent consultant (malaria and public health), Thailand (biography)
Declarations of interests
WHO Secretariat has received and assessed all the DOIs submitted by the participating experts. In accordance with WHO's policy, all declared interests, even if they do not give rise to a conflict of interest that would warrant partial or total exclusion of the expert concerned, will be disclosed within the Guideline Development Group (GDG) at the beginning of the meeting so that other members are aware of them. Many of the GDG members have extensive research and governmental experience and expertise – and consulting with WHO – in the areas that are the subject of the guidelines underdevelopment, which are considered relevant and important for the tasks faced by the GDG.