Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE)
The Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) is charged with advising WHO on overall global policies and strategies, ranging from vaccines and technology, research and development, to delivery of immunization and its linkages with other health interventions.
SAGE working group on conjugate pneumococcal vaccine (March 2006 to March 2007)
Terms of Reference
- To summarize existing evidence on the burden of pneumococcal disease in developing countries and the safety, immunogenicity, efficacy, and cost-effectiveness of pneumococcal conjugate vaccination in developing countries.
- To provide SAGE with summaries and analyses needed to support its discussion and recommendation process.
- To provide SAGE with a draft position statement for their review and approval, based on the data and the discussions and inputs of the SAGE membership.
Composition
SAGE Members
- Art Reingold
- Jose Ignacio Santos
Experts
- Tatu Kamau, Kenya Expanded Programme for Immunization (KEPI)
- Orin Levine, Johns Hopkins University, USA
- Kate O'Brien, Johns Hopkins University, USA
- Stephanie Schrag, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA
WHO Secretariat
- Thomas Cherian