Malaria vector control experts from Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe convened at the Happy Valley Hotel in the Kingdom of Eswatini for the first regional coordination and steering committee meeting on the Integrated Vector Management (IVM) also known as AFROII project. The meeting organised by the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO/AFRO) and supported by the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) took place at the Happy Valley Hotel from on 10 to 13 April 2018. The main objective of the meeting was to assess the progress in implementation of the planned project activities for the period 2017-2018 malaria season, and further produce work plans that will expedite implementation of activities for the period 2018 to 2019.