Conclusions & Recommendations
TEC 21
21.2.2 - ASCEND – Crown Agents
2019
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TEC recommends that ITI continue to invite high level representation from Crown Agents at future TEC meetings.
Conclusion/Recommendation:
A representative from Crown has been invited to participate in TEC 22.
TEC meeting management
TEC 21
21.2.1 - ASCEND – Crown Agents
2019
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TEC welcomed the presentation on Crown Agents’ plans and encourages them to successfully implement without delays.
Conclusion/Recommendation:
Some Requests for Proposals were released but we have not yet heard news on selection of sub-grantees.
funding
TEC 21
21.1.1 - ITI Supply Chain
2019
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Continue to monitor actual ratio of POS and tablets reported to be administered by countries, and report back to TEC.
Conclusion/Recommendation:
ITI’s Supply Chain team have collected country-by-country data on the ratio of POS and tablets used as reported by the countries, and will report on this during TEC 22.
supply chain, recommendations for ITI management
TEC 20
20.9.2 - Zithromax® for Refugees: Decision Making Algorithm
2019
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TEC recommends that any requests for refugee camps include a profile with information on origin of camp population, closed versus open camp, steady versus high population movement.
Conclusion/Recommendation:
Future Zithromax® requests for refugee camps will include the recommended profile.
special populations, Zithromax® donation criteria
TEC 20
20.9.1 - Zithromax® for Refugees: Decision Making Algorithm
2019
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TEC recommends that ITI update the refugee algorithm’s level 3 to say “Does host district have TF1-9 ≥5%?”
Conclusion/Recommendation:
The refugee algorithm has been updated and the new version is included in the TEC 21 documents.
special populations, Zithromax® donation criteria
TEC 20
20.8.1 - South Sudan: Juba ‘Protection of Civilians’ Camp
2019
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Africa - East
TEC approves the request for a second round of MDA in the Juba POC camp, although TF1-9 prevalence for the camp has not been measured. A population-based prevalence survey will be needed after three rounds (or sooner, if feasible) to establish future eligibility for MDA.
South Sudan
Conclusion/Recommendation:
This message was conveyed to the South Sudan National Trachoma Program.
As of TEC 22, the second round of MDA was planned.
Zithromax® donation criteria, special populations
TEC 20
20.7.2 - Kenya
2019
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Africa - East
If the Kenyan program would like to propose an evidence-based strategy to accelerate and sustain elimination of trachoma as a public health problem, particularly in areas or populations of concern (e.g., due to migration), TEC would consider such a proposal at the next meeting in November 2019.
Kenya
Conclusion/Recommendation:
This message was conveyed to the Kenya National Trachoma Program; no proposals were received for TEC 21.
As of TEC 22, there was no new update from Kenya. ITI management reconsidered allocation of resources to operational research and did not actively pursue this.
alternative treatment strategies, special populations, TEC meeting management
TEC 20
20.7.1 - Kenya
2019
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Africa - East
TEC congratulates the Kenya MOH for their new NTD strategy and strong political engagement in the fight against NTDs. The trachoma elimination program is encouraged to ensure excellent implementation of the SAFE strategy, including high coverage, and on-time MDAs. TEC notes that reaching the TF threshold by 2022 is expected based on effective implementation and may not require anything that differs from current strategy.
Kenya
Conclusion/Recommendation:
This message was conveyed to the Kenya National Trachoma Program. The ITI Director and Regional Director for Africa are included on the Advisory Body for Kenya’s new NTD strategy.
The Kenya trachoma program moved from the Prevention of Blindness in the Non-Communicable Disease department to the NTD program in the Infectious Disease department.
TEC 20
20.6.1 - Ethiopia: Gambella
2019
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Africa - East
Due to high population movement, TEC recommends that ITI request that the Ethiopian FMOH and Gambella RHB provide new population figures for each refugee camp.
Ethiopia
Conclusion/Recommendation:
This will be done for the 2021 Zithromax® Application. For TEC 22, the population of refugee camps was updated through Ethiopia’s Administration for Refugee and Returnee Affairs (ARRA) and reflected in the 2021 Zithromax® Application.
special populations, Zithromax® donation criteria
TEC 20
20.5.1 - Ethiopia
2019
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Africa - East
TEC recommends to ITI to include a clause in the MOU with Ethiopia to require Zithromax® inventory reporting prior to each shipment, upon request.
Ethiopia
Conclusion/Recommendation:
A clause was included in the 2020 MOU.
supply chain, recommendations for ITI management