Malaria

MPAC meeting, 22–24 March 2017

Meeting report

Session 1

Report from the Director, GMP

Session 2

Update on RTS,S malaria vaccine implementation programme

Report from the ERG on the cardiotoxicity of antimalarials


Sessions 3

Update on the draft operational manual on surveillance, monitoring and evaluation
Update on the development of a Guideline for malaria vector control


Session 4

Outcomes from the ERG on Plasmodium knowlesi
Update on the Global Vector Control Response 2017-2030
Update on the online mapping tool for malaria vectors and parasites

Session 5

Update on the Framework for malaria elimination

Session 6

Report on the ERG on the emergence and spread of multidrug resistant Plasmodium falciparum lineages in the Greater Mekong subregion


Session 7

Situation update on HRP2/HRP3 gene deletions

Update on the practical field manual on mass drug administration for malaria


Session 8

Update on WHO policy recommendations for malaria vector control interventions
Update on a proposed ERG on submicroscopic malaria infections


Session 9

Global call for action to ensure universal access to malaria diagnosis and treatment