Inaugural Malaria Technical Advisory Group. Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. October 8 - 9, 2015

The Malaria Technical Advisory Group to the Pan American Health Organization conducted its inaugural meeting from October 8 to 9, 2015 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. This report provides a summary of the discussions, conclusions and recommendations from that meeting which included 7 open sessions: (1) Discussion of the Terms of Reference, Operational Management, and Functions of the Malaria TAG / Election of TAG Chair; (2) Updates on Malaria Elimination and the Progress of Program Implementation in the Region (by Thematic Areas); (3) Updates on the Framework for the Prevention and Containment of Artemisnin Resistance in South Americal; (4) Updates on Malaria among Vulnerable Populations; (5) Updates on Malaria Advocacy and Communications; (6) Updates on the Malaria Research Agenda; and (7) Overview of Malaria Networks in the Region.