TABLE 4. Technical representation and additional members of active national immunization technical advisory groups by country, Region of the Americas.
|
Country |
Pediatrics |
Infection |
Immunology |
Public health |
Epidemiology |
Additional members |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Argentina |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Representatives of scientific societies, heads of the immunization program, NRA |
|
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Gynecologists, neurologists, primary care physicians |
|
Colombia |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
PAHO representatives, representatives of scientific societies |
|
Costa Rica |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
PAHO representative |
|
Ecuador |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
NA |
Representatives of scientific societies, national institute of public health |
|
El Salvador |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Representatives of scientific societies (geriatrics, gynecology, veterinary medicine), ad hoc specialists or experts |
|
Honduras |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Representatives of the EPI and the health surveillance unit, PAHO representative, ad hoc experts |
|
Mexico |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Representatives of international civil society and private organizations relevant to the prevention and control of vaccine-preventable diseases |
|
Peru |
Yes |
Yes |
NA |
Yes |
Yes |
Ad hoc experts |
NA, information not available; NRA: National Regulatory Agency; PAHO, Pan American Health Organization; EPI, Expanded Program on Immunization.
Source: prepared by authors based on responses on key informant questionnaires.