PIP Framework Advisory Group
Group of 18 independent technical experts who monitor the PIP Framework and advise the WHO Director-General on its functioning.
About the PIP Framework Advisory Group
The Advisory Group (AG) is tasked, among other things, with monitoring implementation of the PIP Framework, and providing evidence-based reporting, assessment and recommendations regarding its functioning to the Director-General. The AG is comprised of 18 members drawn from three Member States in each WHO Region. It consists of internationally recognized policy makers, public health experts and technical experts in the field of influenza. Members serve three-year terms.
Advisory Group Composition as of 11 March 2022
Dr Dimitrijevic Dragana
Professor Anne von Gottberg
Clinical Microbiologist Centre for Respiratory Diseases and Meningitis (CRDM), National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), Johannesburg
Dr. Mohammad-Mehdi Gouya
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Director General of Centre for Disease Control, Ministry of Health and Medical Education
Dr. Farida Al Hosani
Executive Director Communicable Diseases Sector, Abu Dhabi Public Health Center (ADPHC)
Dr Eun Jin Kim
Director, Division of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Korean Disease Control Agency (KDCA)
Dr Gulay Korukluoglu
Professor, Department of Microbiology of Health Sciences University, Ankara City Hospital
Dr Heidi Meyer
Head of International Coordination and Regulatory Service, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut
Dr Mbayame Ndiaye Niang
Scientific Researcher
Dr. Howard Njoo
Deputy Chief Public Health Officer, Canada
Professor Soe Lwin Nyein
Dr Vivi Setiawaty
Director of the Centre for Research and Development of Biomedical and Basic Health Technology, National Institute of Health Research and Development (NIHRD), Ministry of Health, Jakarta, Republic of Indonesia
Dr Muhammad Tariq
Country Director, USAID Global Health Supply Chain - Procurement and Supply Management Program, Islamabad, Pakistan
Dr. Enrique Amar Tayag
Department of Health, Philippines
Sonam Wangchuk
Head, Royal Centre for Disease Control, Ministry of Health, Bhutan
Dr Rhoda Wanyenze
Dean, Makerere University School of Public Health, Uganda
Dr Phonepadith Xangsayarath
Deputy Director of the National Center for Laboratory and Epidemiology
Advisory Group reports
Meetings of the Advisory Group are convened typically twice a year. The meeting reports summarize discussions and list recommendations to the Director-General. The PIP Advisory Group also produces an Annual Report to the Director-General on the functioning of the PIP Framework.
Advisory Group reports prior to 2017 can be found here.