3rd Global NITAG Network meeting
This year’s meeting objectives are to:
- Review the Global NITAG Network activities and regional support to NITAGs
- Strengthen NITAGs in dealing with conflict of interests & setting priorities
- Discuss the results of the NITAGs evaluation
- Engage with NITAGs for the revision of training materials
- Identify priority activities for the GNN and its global partners.
The meeting was organized with the support of the Public Health Agency of Canada, in Ottawa.
Day 1 - Thursday, 6 December 2018
10:00 - 10:30
Official opening talks
- Joachim Hombach (WHO HQ)
- Gina Charos (Director General, Public Health Agency of Canada)
- Caroline Quach (Chair, National Advisory Committee on Immunization)
10:30 - 11:00
Report on GNN activities
(Ms Louise Henaff)
11:00 - 00:00
Regional reports
- Jayantha Liyanage: NITAG and ITAG (by teleconference)
- Nathalie El-Omeiri: The use of economic evaluations in decision-making
- Liudmila Mosina: NITAG trainings
- Nyambat Batmunkh: Sub-regional NITAG (by teleconference)
- Blanche Anya: Advocating for NITAGs
01:00 - 03:00
2018 At a Glance
- Success Stories of the Year: CiTAG, China and Norway
- Off-label Recommendations – Results of the Survey by Karina Top
- Legal Basis for Implementation of NITAG Decisions – Results of the Survey by Shawn Harmon
- NACI Survey on Therapeutic Vaccines by Matthew Tunis
15:45 - 17:00
Executive Secretaries: Structure and Functions
(panel discussion)
- Andrew Earnshaw (UK)
- Magdalena Bastias Garcia (Chile)
- Yin Zundong (China)
- Thomas Harder (Germany)
17:00 - 18:15
Conflict of interest
(Experiences and Lessons Learned )
- Presentation of guidelines by Philippe Duclos
- panel discussion with Australia, Zimbabwe, France and SAGE