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ArticleVaccine2024

Development of a maturity assessment tool to evaluate and strengthen National Immunization Technical Advisory Groups (NITAGs).

Eliza Dryer, Abigail Shefer, Shalini Desai, Lance Rodewald, Magdalena Bastías, Nathalie El Omeiri, Sidy Ndiaye, Kori Cook, Louise Henaff, Erin Kennedy

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Article in Vaccine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Eliza DryerCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30333, United States.
Abigail SheferCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30333, United States. Electronic address: ams7@cdc.gov.
Shalini DesaiWorld Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland. Electronic address: sdesai@who.int.
Lance RodewaldNational Immunization Program, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention No. 27 Nanwei Road, Beijing 100050, China. Electronic address: rodewaldl@chinacdc.cn.
Magdalena BastíasIndependent Consultant, Santiago, Chile.
Nathalie El OmeiriPan American Health Organization, 525 23(rd) St NW, Washington, D.C. 20037, United States. Electronic address: elomeirin@paho.org.
Sidy NdiayeRegional Office for Africa, World Health Organization, Cité du Djoué, P.O.Box 06, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo. Electronic address: ndiayes@who.int.
Kori CookDepartment of Health and Social Care, Victoria St, London SW1H 0EU, United Kingdom.
Louise HenaffWorld Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland. Electronic address: henaffl@who.int.
Erin KennedyCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30333, United States. Electronic address: ftw3@cdc.gov.

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Intramural CDC HHS CC999999World Health Organization 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As dozens of new National Immunization Technical Advisory Groups (NITAGs) were established worldwide in the past decade, and as existing NITAGs continued to play an important role in vaccine policy, global NITAG partners recognized a need for a standardized assessment tool to evaluate and strengthen their functions. This article describes the development of the NITAG Maturity Assessment Tool (NMAT), a stepwise evaluation tool that assesses NITAGs on seven key indicators of structure and process. A draft tool was developed through an iterative, consensus-based process with an expert working group before it was piloted with an economically and geographically diverse convenience sample of NITAGs. The final NMAT is a flexible tool that can be used by in-country or external evaluators to understand NITAG maturity, identify priorities for optimization, and measure the impact of strengthening efforts.

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Advisory CommitteesImmunization ProgramsVaccinesGlobal HealthHealth PolicyHumansImmunizationVaccinationVaccinesEvaluationEvidence-based recommendationsHealth system strengtheningImmunization policyNITAG

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PMID38802292
PMCPMC11371511

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