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Guidelines on HIV Self-Testing and Partner Notification: Supplement to Consolidated Guidelines on HIV Testing Services. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2016 Dec.

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Annex 33Guideline Development Group declaration of conflicts of interest summaries

33.1. Background

All non-WHO staff who participated in any of the following groups were required to complete a Declaration of Interest form and a confidentiality agreement:

  1. WHO Steering Committee
  2. WHO Guideline Development Group (GDG)
  3. HIV self-testing (HIVST) Technical Working Group (TWG)
  4. External Review Group

Only WHO GDG members had the ability to vote and participate in making recommendations; however chairs were asked to abstain from voting or voicing an opinion during the session which they facilitated.

Tables 33.1A33.5A summarizes declared conflicts for each group.

Table 33.1ASummary Declarations of interest, by group

GroupAny potential conflict of interest declared?Any significant conflict of interest identified?Advice from Legal Department (please indicate ‘yes’ or ‘no’)Conflicts and management plan
Consulting and technical advisory boardsResearch supportInvestment and business interestsAcademic workPublic statements and positionsAdditional informationTobacco or tobacco products
EmploymentAdvisory boardsConsulting feesResearch grants and fundingNon-monetary support
WHO Steering Committee0100000000NoNoNone
Guideline Development Group2112000110NoNoNone
HIVST TWG4104001100NoNoNone
External peer reviewers62210002020NoNoNone
Total175517003230NoNoNone

Table 33.2AWHO Steering Committee – declarations of interest

NameRegionCountryInstitutionAny potential conflict of interest declared?RemarksCOIConflicts and management plan
Consulting and technical advisory boardsResearch supportInvestment and business interestsAcademic workPublic Statements and PositionsAdditional informationTobacco or tobacco products
EmploymentAdvisory boardsConsulting feesResearch grants and fundingNon-monetary support
1Carmen FigueroaEURSwitzerlandWHO Consultant0000000000NoNone
2Shona DalalEURSwitzerlandWHO Consultant0000000000NoNone
3Rosalind ColemanEURSwitzerlandUNAIDS Consultant0000000000NoNone
4Peter Godfrey-FaussettEURSwitzerlandUNAIDS0100000000UNITAD STAR Project Advisory Board ChairNoNone

Table 33.3AGuideline Development Group – declarations of interest

NameRegionCountryInstitutionAny potential conflict of interest declared?RemarksCOIRecommended restrictions
Consulting and technical advisory boardsResearch supportInvestment and business interestsAcademic workPublic statements and positionsAdditional informationTobacco or tobacco products
EmploymentAdvisory boardsConsulting feesResearch grants and fundingNon-monetary support
1Niluka PereraSEARThailandYVC1000000000Project officer of Youth MenNoNone
2Rebeca Guy*WPRAustraliaKirby Institute0001000000Research support from Cepheid (equipment); PI on HIVST RCTNoNone
3Getrude Ncube*AFRZimbabweMoH, Zimbabwe0000000000NoNone
4Sabin Nsanzimana*AFRRwandaMoH, Rwanda0000000000NoNone
5Carla Makhlouf Obermeyer*EMRLebanonAmerican University of Beirut0000000000NoNone
6Jane ThiomiAFRKenyaLVCT Health Kenya0000000000NoNone
7Bathabile NyathiAFRZimbabweCeshhar Zimbabwe0000000000NoNone
8Francois Venter*AFRSouth AfricaWRHI0001000100BMGF funding for HIVST research; Has advocated for HIVST at technical meetingsYesObserver to HIVST TWG; nonvoting member of GDG on HIVST
9Oliver AneneAMRUSAPACT Nigeria0100000000Technical advisor for AIDS community organization in NigeriaNoNone
10Miriam FranchiniAMRBrazilMoH, Brazil0000000000NoNone
11Jennifer Stuart-DixonAMRJamaicaUniversity of West Indies0000000000NoAbstained from voting on partner notification
12Vincent Wong*AMRUSAUSAID1000000010USAID employee; Travel, salary and costsNoNone
13Mehdi KarkouriEMRMoroccoCentre Hospitalieret Universitaire Ibn Rochd/(ALCS)0000000000NoNone
14Karen ChampenoisEURFranceEtablissement Public de Santé Maison Blanche0000000000Observational study on HIVSTNoNone
15Kindi AdamSEARIndonesiaNational Institute of Health Research and Development0000000000NoNone
16Dasha Matyushina-OcheretEURLithuaniaEurasian Harm Reduction Network0000000000NoNone
17Kathleen ChartersEURUnited KingdomUniversity of Liverpool; Sahir House0000000000NoNone
18Archana SarkarSEARIndiaMAMTA0000000000Observational study on HIVSTNoNone
19Joseph Tak Fai LauSEARChinaUniversity of Hong Kong0000000000PI on HIVST RCTNoNone
20Martin ChooWPRMalaysiaGNP+0000000000NoNone
21Caitlin KennedyAMRUSAJohns Hopkins University0000000000Independent systematic reviewerYesNonvoting member
22Nandi SiegfriedAFRSouth AfricaIndependent Methodologist0010000000Consulting for WHO ($40000 over past four years)YesNonvoting member
*

Denotes participant in the HIVST technical working group.

Table 33.4AHIV Self-testing Technical Working Group – declarations of interest

NameRegionCountryInstitutionAny potential conflict of interest declared?RemarksCOIRecommended restrictions
Consulting and technical advisory boardsResearch supportInvestment and business interestsAcademic workPublic statements and positionsAdditional informationTobacco or tobacco products
EmploymentAdvisory boardsConsulting feesResearch grants and fundingNon-monetary support
1Kijo AgnesAFRThe United Republic of TanzaniaPAHWP0000000000NoNone
2Peter MugoAFRKenyaKEMRI-Wellcome Trust0000000000RCT on HIVSTNoNone
3Trevor PeterAFRBotswanaCHAI0000000000NoNone
4Karin HatzoldAFRZimbabwePSI UNITAID STAR Project Director0000000000Part of UNITAID STAR project consortiumYesObserver
5Michael BartosAFRZimbabweUNAIDS1000000100UNAIDS employee; advocated in favour of HIVST in technical meetingsYesObserver
6Elizabeth MarumAMRUSACDC0000000000NoNone
7Robin MacGowanAMRUSACDC0000000000Pi on HIVST RCTNoNone
8Tanya SchechukAMRUSABMGF0000000000NoNone
9Thierry PrazuckEURFranceCHR Orleans La Source, Service des Maladies Infectieuseset Tropicales0001000000Expert consultant; provided research support to HIVST manufacturersYesObserver – nonvoting member
10Cara KosackEURNetherlandsMedecins Sans Frontieres1000000000MSF employeeYesObserver
11Carmen Perez CasasEURSwitzerlandUNITAID0000000000UNITAID funds HIVST research and implementationYesObserver – nonvoting member
12Ravi Bhairavab hotlaEURSwitzerlandUNICEF0000000000NoObserver
13Alison RodgersEURUnited KingdomUCL1000000000PI of HIVST RCTYesObserver
14Heather IngoldEURSwitzerlandUNITAID0000000000UNITAID funds HIVST research and implementationYesObserver – nonvoting member
15Jane FergusonAFRSouth AfricaLSHTM-Africa Centre0000000000NoNone
16Praphan PhanuphakSEARThailandDirector, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research centre0000000000NoNone
17Kimberly GreenWPROChinaChief of Party at PATH0001000000Received USAID funds to implement HIVSTNoNone
18Nicola DesmondAFROMalawiLSTM, MLW1000000000Researcher HIVST UNITAID STAR ProjectNoNone
19Pham Thi Thu HuongWPRViet NamMoH, Viet Nam0000000000NoNone
20David KatzAMRUSAUniversity of Washington0101000000External reviewer and external project advisor for 3ie HIVST project; Research grant support trial and mathematical model HIVST in MSMNoNone
21Debbie LepineAMRCanadaHealth Canada0000000000NoNone
22Anthony NardoneEURUnited KingdomPublic Health England0000000000NoNone
23Zwoitwaho NevhutaluAFRSouth AfricaSouth African National AIDS Council0000000000NoNone
24Nikki Pant PaiAMRCanadaMcGill University0001001000Researcher HIVST grant; Open access application for HIVST- owned by McGill UniversityNoNone
25Alain PratEURSwitzerlandGlobal Fund0000000000NoNone
26Miriam TaegtmeyerEURUnited KingdomLSTM0000000000Part of UNITAID STAR Project consortiumYesObserver
27Victoria WatsonEURUnited KingdomLSTM0000000000Part of UNITAID STAR Project consortiumYesObserver
29Mark LaniganEURSwitzerlandWHO Consultant0000000000NoObserver

Table 33.5AExternal Review Group – declarations of interest

NameRegionCountryInstitutionAny potential conflict of interest declared?RemarksCOIRecommended restrictions
Consulting and technical advisory boardsResearch supportInvestment and business interestsAcademic workPublic statements and positionsAdditional informationTobacco or tobacco products
EmploymentAdvisory boardsConsulting feesResearch grants and fundingNon-monetary support
1Lilian OtisoAFRKenyaLVCT Health00010000003ie funds for HIVST project in Kenya in 2013NoNone
2Paul NaryAMRUSAUNICEF1000000000Employed by UNICEFNoNone
3Hendramoorthy MaheswaranEURUnited KingdomWarwick Medical School00010000Received Wellcome Trust funds for HIVST costing research in 2015NoNone
4Peter MacPhersonAMRUnited KingdomFarr Institute0001000000Research support from Wellcome Trust on HIVST in 2010NoNone
5Lara VojnovAFRUnited Republic of TanzaniaCHAI0000000000NoNone
6Anna OsborneAFRZimbabweCHAI0000000010Travel, salary and costs paid by CHAINoNone
7Tom EllmanAFRSouth AfricaMSF South Africa0000000000NoNone
8Guillermo Martinez PerezAFRSouth AfricaBarcelona Institute of Global Health0000000000Has conducted research on HIVSTNoNone
9Gareth CoatsAFRSouth AfricaSAT Regional0001000000Research support from Thomson Reuters Foundation on HIVSTNoNone
10Christina MwangiAFRUgandaCDC Uganda0000000000NoNone
11Jacquie CalnanAMRUSAUSAID0000000000NoNone
12Namwinga ChintuAFRZambiaSFH, UNITAID STAR Project0000000000Part of UNITAID STAR Project consortiumNoNone
13Leslie ShanksAMRUSAMSF, Inner City Health Associates0000000000NoNone
14Anna HeardAMRUSA3ie00000000003ie funds HIVST projectsNoNone
15Amy MedleyAMRUSACDC1000000000CDC employee on HTS issuesNoNone
16Cari Courtenay-QuirkAMRUSACDC0000000000NoNone
17Jared BaetenAMRUSAUniversity of Washington0001001000Research support for HIV prevention (several donors)No
18Julie DenisonAMRUSAJohn Hopkins University0000000000NoNone
19Kristina GrabbeAMRUSACDC/OGAC0000000000NoNone
20Petra StankardAFRZimbabwePSI1001000000PSI employee. Research support HIVSTNoNone
21Pollyanna ChavezAMRUSACDC0000000000Has conducted research on HIVSTNoNone
22Raquel MirandaAMRBrazilCDC Brazil0000000000NoNone
23Roger PeckAMRUSAPATH1001000000Research support for HIVST; PATH employeeNoNone
24Ruanne BarnabasAMRUSAUniversity of Washington0000000000NoNone
25Sherry LippmanAMRUSAUCSF0001000000Research on HIVST using donated HIVST productsNoNone
26Stephanie BehelAMRUSACDC0000000000NoNone
27Amitab SutharAMRUSACDC000000000NoNone
28Sue Napierala MavedezengeAMRUSARTI International0000000000Has conducted research on HIVSTNoNone
29Victoria FryeAMRUSALindsley F. Kimball Research Institute, New York Blood Center0001000000Research support from NIH and Abt Associates on HIVSTNoNone
30Leo WiltonAMRUSAState University of New York; Lindsley F. Kimball Research Institute, New York Blood Center0001000000Research support from NIH on HIVSTNoNone
31Mohamed ChakrounEMRTunisiaInfectious Diseases Department at Monastir0000000000NoNone
32Andrew PhillipsEURUnited KingdomUCL0110000000PANTHENON and STAR Advisory boards, meetingsNoNone
33Bernadette HensenEURUnited KingdomLSHTM1000000000LSHTM employee. Research fellow on HIVSTNoNone
34Melissa NeumanEURUnited KingdomLSHTM0000000000Part of UNITAID STAR project consortiumNoNone
35Samantha WestropEURUnited KingdomPublic Health England1100000000Senior scientist PHE, presented research results HIVSTNoNone
36Gitau MburuEURUnited KingdomInternational HIV AIDS Alliance0000000000NoNone
37Valentina CambianoEURUnited KingdomUCL0010001000Speaker at Merck Sharp event (£1.600. Personal fees from Merch Sharp for Hep/HIV workshop 2015NoNone
38Obinna OnyekwenaEURSwitzerlandGlobal Fund0000000000NoNone
39Madhuri ThakarSEARIndiaNational AIDS Research Institute0000000000NoNone
40Manju BalaSEARIndiaSafdarjung Hospital0000000000NoNone
41Chonticha Kittinunvor akoonSEARThailandCDC Thailand0000000000NoNone
42Matthew AverySEARThailandFHI 3600000000000NoNone
43Carol El-HayekWPRAustraliaBurnett Institute, centre for Population health, HIV/AIDS surveillance0000000000NoNone
44Yan JiangWPRChinaNational Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention0000000000NoNone
45Joseph TuckerWPRChinaUNC project China0000000000Has conducted research on HIVST and partner notificationNoNone
46Weiming TangWPRChinaUNC project China0000000000Has conducted research on HIVST and partner notificationNoNone
47William WongWPRChinaUniversity of Hong Kong0000000000Has conducted research on HIVSTNoNone
48Mohammed MajamAFRSouth AfricaWRHI0000000000Works as research assistant on HIVST projectNoNone
49Charlie WitzelEURUnited KingdomLSHTM/Sigma Research0000000010Employer paid for travel to IAS for HIVST presentationNoNone
50Bharat ParekhAMRUSACDC0000000000NoNone
51Amitabh SutharAMRUSACDC0000000000NoNone
52Keletso MakofaneAFRSouth AfricaANOVA Health0000000000NoNone
53Nittaya PhanuphakSEARThailandThai Red Cross0000000000Has conducted research on HIVST and partner notificationNoNone
54Jillian SacksAMRUSACHAI0000000000NoNone
55Supabhorn PengnonyangSEARThailandThai Red Cross0000000000Has conducted research on HIVSTNoNone
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