TABLE 3. Organizational procedures of active NITAGs by country, Region of the Americas.
|
Country |
Terms of reference for NITAG member participation |
Selection procedure for core croup members |
Selection procedure for NITAG president |
Procedure for core group member rotation |
Operating procedures for NITAG |
NITAG president independent of MoH/EPI |
Policy on management of conflicts of interest |
Conflict of interest declarations for members |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Argentina |
Yes |
No |
NA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
Colombia |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
NA |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Costa Rica |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
NA |
NA |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Ecuador |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
|
El Salvador |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Honduras |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Mexico |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
|
Peru |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
NITAG, national immunization technical advisory group; MoH, Ministry of Health; EPI, National Expanded Program of Immunization; NA, information not available.
Source: prepared by authors based on responses on key informant questionnaires.