This project involves technical and operational support provided by GroupMappers to the APMEN Surveillance and Response Working Group (SRWG) to design and develop a comprehensive Malaria Surveillance and Response Knowledge Library for the Asia-Pacific region. The Knowledge Library is being developed as a living, searchable digital resource that consolidates key national and regional documents—including strategic plans, surveillance guidelines, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and technical references—into a single structured platform integrated with the APMEN website.

The primary objective of the initiative is to improve access to surveillance and response resources for national malaria programmes by enhancing the discoverability and usability of critical guidance documents. The platform is designed to serve as a regional reference point for surveillance standards, case and foci definitions, response procedures, and data quality assurance practices. A strong emphasis is placed on creating a user-friendly digital system with structured navigation, metadata-based search, and filtering functionality to allow users to quickly identify relevant documents by country, topic, year, and document type.

The Knowledge Library is organized into four thematic areas: surveillance systems; case investigation and response; foci investigation and classification; and stratification and targeted interventions. The project approach includes systematic collection and review of national strategic plans and surveillance documents from malaria-endemic countries, followed by structured extraction and mapping of content into standardized templates. The work also includes thematic gap analysis to identify missing documentation, development of a metadata framework with controlled vocabularies, and preparation of the website information architecture and UI mockups in coordination with APLMA communications.