The Malaria Policy Advisory Committee to the World Health Organization met in 
Geneva, Switzerland from 13 to 15 March, 2013. This article provides a summary 
of the discussions, conclusions and recommendations from that meeting.Meeting 
sessions included: a review of the efficacy of artemisinin-based combination 
therapy in Guyana and Suriname; the outcomes from a consultation on non-malaria 
febrile illness; the outcomes from the second meeting of the Evidence Review 
Group on malaria burden estimation; an update on the review of the WHO 
Guidelines for the Treatment of Malaria; an update regarding progress on the 
constitution of the vector control Technical Expert Group; updates on the RTS, 
S/AS01 vaccine and the malaria vaccine technology roadmap; financing and 
resource allocation for malaria control; malaria surveillance and the need for a 
surveillance, monitoring and evaluation Technical Expert Group; criteria and 
classification related to malaria elimination; the next meeting of the Evidence 
Review Group on Intermittent Preventive Treatment in pregnancy; an update on the 
soon-to-be launched Elimination Scenario Planning Tool; and an update on the 
process for the Global Technical Strategy for Malaria Control and Elimination 
(2016-2025).Policy statements, position statements, and guidelines that arise 
from the MPAC meeting conclusions and recommendations will be formally issued 
and disseminated to World Health Organization Member States by the World Health 
Organization Global Malaria Programme.