Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization 5 January 2021 Virtual meeting Geneva, Switzerland List of Participants SAGE Members Aggarwal, Professor Rakesh Director Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) Puducherry India Cravioto, Professor Alejandro Professor Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Coyoacan Mexico Jani, Dr Ilesh Director General National Institute of Health, Ministry of Health Maputo Mozambique Jawad, Dr Jaleela Public Health Consultant Ministry of Health Manama Bahrain Johansen, Dr Kari Principal Expert Vaccine-Preventable Diseases European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) Solna Sweden MacDonald, Professor Noni Professor of Paediatrics Division of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Dalhousie University Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada Madhi, Professor Shabir Professor of Vaccinology University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg South Africa McIntyre, Professor Peter Professor Dept of Women's and Children's Health, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago Dunedin New Zealand Page 1 of 27 Mohsni, Dr Ezzeddine Programme Essaha Aziza Tunis Tunisia Mulholland, Professor Kim Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, University of Melbourne Melbourne Australia Neuzil, Professor Kathleen Director Centre for Vaccine Development and Global Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore United States of America Nohynek, Dr Hanna Chief Physician Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (Thl) Helsinki Finland Olayinka, Dr Folake Project Director John Snow, Inc. Washington United States of America Pollard, Professor Andrew J. Professor Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford Oxford United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Qadri, Dr Firdausi Senior Director Infectious Diseases Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Dhaka Bangladesh Chairs of Regional Immunization Technical Advisory Groups (RITAGs) Finn, Professor Adam Chair, EURO RITAG University of Bristol Bristol United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Kang, Professor Gagandeep Chair, SEARO RITAG The Wellcome Trust Research Laboratory, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu India Memish, Dr Ziad Chair, EMRO RITAG King Saud Medical City, Ministry of Health Riyadh Saudi Arabia Page 2 of 27 Rees, Professor Helen Chair, AFRO RITAG Executive Director Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute Johannesburg South Africa Chairs of other WHO/HQ Immunization Advisory Groups Cichutek, Professor Klaus Chair, ECBS Paul-Ehrlich-Institut Langen Germany Helfand, Dr Rita Chair, GACVS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta United States of America Heymann, Dr David Chair, STAG-IH London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine London United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Oreinstein, Professor Walter Chair, IVIR AC Emory University Atlanta United States of America NITAG Chairs and Secretariats Abd el Fattah AbdelAzziz IHR National Focal Point Cairo Egypt Abdu-Aguye, Professor Ibrahim NITAG Chair Kaduna Nigeria Abdul-One Muhammed, Dr Amina NITAG Secretariat Jos Nigeria Adhikari, Dr Ramesh NITAG Chair National Immunization Advisory Committee Kathmandu Nepal Al Rawahi, Dr Bader Director of Communicable Disease Ministry of Health Muscat Oman Page 3 of 27 AlJassmi, Dr Laila Head Ministry of Health and Prevention Dubai United Arab Emirates Alvarez, Dr Martha Isabel NITAG Chair Bogota Colombia Andersson, Dr Soren NITAG Representative Public Health Agency Stockholm Sweden Araya , Dr Soraya Director Expanded Immunization Programme Asuncion Paraguay Armah, Professor George NITAG chair University of Ghana Accra Ghana Bastias, Dr Magdalena NITAG Representative Santiago Chile Begic, Dr Senad NITAG Representative Institute for Public Health Podgorica Montenegro Berhane, Professor Yemane NITAG chair Addis Ababa Ethiopia Bhutta, Dr Tariq NITAG Chair Lahore Pakistan Bino, Dr Silvia NITAG Representative Institute of Public Health Tirana Albania Ceban , Dr Alexei Epidemiologist National Agency for Public Health Chisinau Republic of Moldova Chkhaidze , Professor Ivane NITAG Chair Tbilisi Georgia Page 4 of 27 Corcoran, Dr Brenda NITAG Representative Rathmines Ireland Dabanch, Dr Jeannette NITAG chair Santiago Chile D'albora, Dr Cecilia NITAG Representative Ministry of Public Health Montevideo Uruguay Dambadarjaa, Professor Davaalkham NITAG Representative National University of Medical Sciences Ulaanbaatar Mongolia Diakite, Professor Abdoul Aziz NITAG chair GTCV Bamako Mali Elbert, Dr Gabriela NITAG Representative Ministry of Health Buenos Aires Argentina Esangbedo, Dr Dorothy NITAG Representative Lagos Nigeria Estripeaut , Dr Dora NITAG Representative Hospital for Children Dr José Renan Esquivel Panama Panama Evans-Gilbert, Dr Tracy NITAG Representative Montego Bay Jamaica Ferdinand, Dr Elizabeth NITAG Representative St Michael Barbados Gamage , Dr Deepa NITAG secretariat/GNN representative Ministry of Health Colombo Sri Lanka Gonah, Dr Nhamo NITAG chair Ministry of Health Harare Zimbabwe Page 5 of 27 Gonzalez, Dr Cecilia NITAG chair Ministry of Health Santiago Chile Grozdanova, Professor Aleksandra NITAG chair Faculty of Pharmacy Skopje North Macedonia Gutu, Dr Veaceslav EPI Specialist NITAG Secretariat Chisinau Republic of Moldova Hadinegoro, Professor Sri Rezeki NITAG Chair Jakarta Indonesia Herida, Dr Magid NITAG Representative Paris France Hewitt , Dr Itzel S. NITAG Representative Ministry of Health Panama Panama House, Ms Althea Chair GNN Steering Committee Public Health Agency of Canada Ottawa Canada Ibrahim , Professor Salah NITAG Representative University of Khartoum Khartoum Sudan Jabidze, Dr Lia EPI Manager National Centre for Disease Control & Public Health Tbilisi Georgia Kabore, Professor Jean NITAG chair Ouagadougou Burkina Faso Kakarriqi, Dr Eduardo NITAG chair Institute of Public Health Tirana Albania Page 6 of 27 Kunling, Dr Shen Paeditrician Beijing Children Hospital Beijing China (People's Republic of) Lami, Dr Faris NITAG Chair University of Baghdad Baghdad Iraq Lapii, Dr Fedir NITAG chair National Technical Expert Group on Immunization Kiev Ukraine Lusamba Dikassa, Professor Paul NITAG Chair Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Marino, Dr Cristina NITAG chair Bogota Colombia Melgar, Dr Mario NITAG chair CONAPI Guatemala city Guatemala Migone, Dr Chantal NITAG Representative National Immunization Office Dublin Ireland Molina , Dr Ida Berenice NITAG Representative Health Secretariat Tegucigalpa Honduras Molnar , Dr Zsuzsanna NITAG Representative Budapest Hungary Moreira, Dr Rosa NITAG Chair Ministry of Health Luanda Angola Munir, Dr Ahmed NITAG Representative Government of Punjab Lahore Pakistan Musa, Dr Sanjin NITAG Representative Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina Page 7 of 27 Mynak, Dr Mimi Lhamu NITAG Chair Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital Thimphu Bhutan Namazova-Baranova, Dr Leyla NITAG Representative Paediatrics and Child Health Research Institute Moscow Russian Federation Nelaj, Dr Erida National Immunization Manager Institute of Public Health Tirana Albania Niederer-Loher, Dr Anita NITAG Representative Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen St Gallen Switzerland Nymadawa, Professor Pagbajabyn NITAG chair NITAG Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Mongolia Paraschiv, Dr Angela NITAG Representative Nicolae Testemitanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy Chisinau Republic of Moldova Parodi, Dr Patrizia NITAG Representative Ministry of Health Roma Italy Peltola, Dr Ville NITAG Chair University of Turku Turku Finland Preza, Ms Iria Immunization Officer Institute of Public Health Tirana Albania Ramos, Dr Yaribeth NITAG Representative Panama Panama Revenco , Dr Ninel NITAG Chair State University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Nicolae Testemitanu" Chisinau Republic of Moldova Page 8 of 27 Rishpon, Professor Shmuel NITAG Chair Ministry of Health Haifa Israel Richtmann, Dr Rosana NITAG Representative Institute of Infectiology Emilio Ribas Sao Paulo Brazil Roses, Dr Mirta NITAG Chair National Immunization Commission Buenos Aires Argentina Safadi, Dr Marco Aurelio NITAG Representative Santa Casa de Sao Paulo Sao Paulo Brazil Samoilovich, Dr Elena NITAG Representative Republican Research and Practical Venter for Epidemiology and Microbiology Minsk Belarus Sheek Hussein, Dr Mohamud NITAG Representative United Arabe Emirates University Dubai United Arab Emirates Shimbulu, Dr Anna NITAG Representative Namibia Medicines Regulatory Council Windhoek Namibia Sidibe , Dr Annick NITAG Representative Ouagadougou Burkina Faso Singh, Dr Awnish NITAG Secretariat New Delhi India Sperenza, Dr Noelia NITAG Representative Ministry of Public Health Montevideo Uruguay Stecher, Dr Daniel NITAG secretariat Ministry of Health Buenos Aires Argentina Page 9 of 27 Teteli, Dr Raissa NITAG Vice Chair DMC Hospital Kigali Rwanda Tulio Luque , Dr Marco NITAG Representative Tegucigalpa Honduras Tunis, Dr Matthew NITAG Executive Secretary Public Health Agency of Canada Ottawa Canada Van Laethem , Dr Yves NITAG Chair CHU Saint Pierre Brussels Belgium Witschi, Dr Mark Head Vaccine Recommendations Federal Office of Public Health Bern Switzerland Wiysonge, Professor Charles NITAG Member South African Medical Research Council Cape Town South Africa Wolden, Dr Britt Department Director Norwegian Institute of Public Health Oslo Norway Wyndham-Thomas, Dr Chloé NITAG Representative Sciensano (Institute of Public Health) Brussels Belgium Xu, Dr Aiqiang EPI Manager Shandong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention Jinan China (People’s