5th Meeting of the GTFCC Working Group on Oral Cholera Vaccine

Summary

The meeting was an opportunity to get an update on the implementation of the Ending Cholera Roadmap in countries.

More specifically the proposed objectives and topics for discussion were:
To provide an update on the implementation of the Ending Cholera Roadmap and integration of OCV in cholera control plans including:

Perspectives from participating countries
Lessons learnt and way forward to engage countries in cholera control

To discuss perspectives on OCV use moving forward including:

Outcomes of the Gavi Vaccine Investment Strategy and long term support for OCV
Update on supply availability for 2019 and beyond
GTFCC support to countries and OCV use – follow up from the 2018 GTFCC annual meeting and discussions on the process to access OCV
Standard approach for M&E

To review and validate the OCV research agenda:

Feedback from the GTFCC research agenda meeting and cholera research priorities – updates from other GTFCC WGs
Update from partners on research projects
Validation of the OCV WG research priorities

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5th Meeting of the GTFCC Working Group on Oral Cholera Vaccine

Summary

Resources

Day 1 - Wednesday, December 5

Day 2 - Thursday, December 6

GTFCC update

Update on the implementation of the Ending Cholera Roadmap and countries engagement

Overview of OCV use in the last year and perspectives going forward

Country presentations: OCV use and perspective for use cholera in control efforts (Part 1)

Bangladesh

Haiti

Malawi

Nigeria

Zimbabwe

Country presentations: use of OCV in protracted crisis

South Sudan

Yemen

Implementing the roadmap: perspectives on future access to OCV (Part 1)

Implementation of the Ending Cholera Roadmap: integrating OCV in National Cholera Plans

Implementing the roadmap: GTFCC support to countries

Update on the GTFCC Framework to support countries in the development of Cholera Plans

Surveillance Epidemiology WG

Surveillance Laboratory and Case Management WGs

WASH WG

Implementing the roadmap: perspectives on future access to OCV (Part 2)

Feedback from Work Group

Participating manufacturers update

Sanofi

EuBiologics

Hilleman Lab

Partners update (Part 1)

MSF

DOVE

JHU

IRC

Partners update (Part 2)

IVI’s project on estimating the impact of the Ending Cholera Roadmap

Prevention and control of Cholera: UNICEF update

Update on the GTFCC Investment Case

Opportunity to support Cholera control/ elimination in LLF Eligible IsDB Member Countries?

GTFCC research agenda and technical guidance

Update on the GTFCC Research priorities

DFID/Wellcome support to the GTFCC Research agenda

Update on the Yellow Book and other GTFCC technical notes

OCV WG and next steps

Summary of main points agreed during the meeting and agreement on agenda of work

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