La visita se realizó en Oaxaca, México del 1 al 6 de septiembre de 2003. El equipo de evaluación estuvo constituído por los Dres. Monica Parise, Trenton Ruebush y Kevin Griffith de los CDC de los US/PHS (Atlanta, José A. Nájera, ex-Director de la DIvisión de Control de Enfermedades Tropicales de la OMS y Keith Carter, Melanie de Boer y Francisco Paniagua de la OPS. 

Objective: Present and analyse with the coordinators of the national malaria programmes the politicostrategic framework and relations for the management of malaria cooperation in the Region (integration of projects and initiatives).

The Malaria Technical Advisory Group (Malaria TAG) has been established in 2015 to serve as the principal advisory group to PAHO / AMRO on matters related to malaria and as a mechanism to coordinate and provide technical guidance to malaria efforts throughout the Region of the Americas; covering all contexts in the control to elimination continuum (prevention, control, elimination, prevention of re-introduction).

Implementation of policies which ensure effective treatment is based on the existence of a healthcare system that offers prompt access to reliable (precise and accurate) diagnosis for better surveillance, prevention, and control of malaria in the Americas.