WHO Call for Applications: Malaria Policy Advisory Committee membership
The World Health Organization (WHO) Global Malaria Programme is accepting applications from malaria experts to be considered for membership on the Malaria Policy Advisory Committee (MPAC).
MPAC will advise the WHO Director – General through the Global Malaria Programme (GMP) specifically on:
- appropriate malaria policies and standards based on data from malaria programme implementation by Member States and malaria control partners as well as reviews of the best available evidence;
- engagement of WHO in malaria-related initiatives;
- major issues and challenges to achieving global malaria goals; and
- identification of priority activities to address identified challenges.
Membership:
- MPAC members shall not be representatives of governments, organizations or institutions but rather shall serve in an independent, personal and individual capacity and shall represent a broad range of disciplines, expertise, and experience encompassing many aspects of malaria control and elimination;
- malariologists with a broad view of the relationship between scientific, political, economic and financial considerations;
- comprise individuals who possess a broad range of relevant expertise acquired through credible and sustained professional experience in academia, the medical profession, clinical practice, NGOs, research institutes, and governmental bodies including national malaria control programmes, public health departments and regulatory authorities;
- ensure appropriate geographic representation, in particular strong endemic country representation, and an adequate gender balance; and
- comprise persons who have a demonstrated professional commitment, including the ability to actively contribute to strategy and policy formulation for malaria control and elimination, and the capacity to dedicate significant personal time in preparing for and attending MPAC meetings.
Please note that the WHO Global Malaria Programme is looking for vector control expertise in particular for this rotation.
Read more here.
Applications deadline September 15, 2020.
