The VCWG’s objectives are:

• To advocate for the level of vector control capacity at regional and country level required to attain and maintain malaria elimination.
• To stimulate, and where possible coordinate, operational research to support the implementation of solutions to the unique vector control challenges faced by Asia Pacific countries.
• To review current vector control strategies, interventions and their effectiveness in various operational and epidemiological settings to: identify challenges for effective vector control implementation in different country programs; and establish what works, where—especially within vulnerable and mobile populations.