The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Tuberculosis (STAG-TB) is an expert advisory body that was established in 2000. STAG-TB’s mission is to contribute to ending the TB epidemic and eventually eliminating the disease by providing state-of-the-art scientific, strategic, and technical guidance to WHO.
STAG-TB meets every year to discuss and provide WHO an independent evaluation of strategic, scientific and technical aspects of WHO's TB work; as well as to review, from a scientific and technical viewpoint, progress and challenges in WHO's TB-related core functions; and to advise on priorities between possible areas of WHO activities related to TB prevention and care.
In order to enhance its management of Conflicts of Interest as well as strengthen public trust and transparency in connection with WHO meetings involving the provision of technical/normative advice, the names and brief biographies of individuals (“Published Information”) being considered for participation in such meetings are disclosed for public notice and comment.
The Published Information is provided by the experts themselves and is the sole responsibility of the individuals concerned. WHO is not responsible for the accuracy, veracity and completeness of the Published Information provided. Furthermore, in no event will WHO be responsible or liable for damages in relation to the use of, and reliance upon, the Published Information.
The comments received by WHO through the public notice and comment process are treated confidentially and their receipt will be acknowledged through a generic email notification to the sender. Comments and perceptions brought to the knowledge of WHO through this process are an integral component of WHO’s conflict of interest assessment policy and are carefully reviewed. WHO reserves the right to discuss information received through this process with the relevant expert with no attribution to the provider of such information. Upon review and assessment of the information received through this process, WHO, in its sole discretion, may take appropriate management action in accordance with its policies.
The participation of an expert in a WHO meeting does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by the World Health Organization nor does it create a binding relationship between the expert and WHO.
The list of participating experts, a summary of relevant interests disclosed by such experts, and any appropriate mitigation measures taken by WHO relating to the management of conflicts of interests, will be reported publically in accordance with WHO practice.
Comments should be provided by email, and the receipt of these will be acknowledged through generic email notification to the sender.
Please send your comment to GTBPCI@who.int with the subject, “Comments on the Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Tuberculosis”, indicating the name, nature, and contact details of the sender. The deadline for public comments is 10 March 2024.