Inaugural Meeting of the RBM Partnership Working Group on Insecticide Treated Netting Materials

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Inaugural Meeting of the RBM Partnership Working
Group on Insecticide Treated Netting Materials

• Terms of Reference
• Mohammadou Kabir Cham
• HTM/RBM

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Functions

• Facilitate consensus on strategic issues for
  going to scale with ITNs
• Synthesize knowledge and disseminate best
  practices
• Provide support to RBM Partnership and partners
• Facilitate support to RBM inter-country
  inter-agency networks
• Facilitate relevant operational research

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Functions

• Support capacity building
• Contribute to ITN monitoring
• Create linkages with other WGs, and across other
  programmes, and partners
• Promote public-private partnerships for the
  provision of nets and insecticides

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Membership

• Core Group
• Countries 6
• Academics 4
• Multilaterals (WHO, TDR, UNICEF, WB) 7
• Bilaterals (USA, UK, Others) 5
• NGOs (PSI, CORE, local) 3
• Private sector (nets, insecticides,
  distributors) 3
• Projects (Malaria Consortium, NetMark, etc.) 3
• Other technical experts 2

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Membership

• Other sub-groups (satellite groups)
• on an ad hoc basis to address identified critical
  strategic, programmatic and technical issues
• an outside consultant or expert on an ad hoc
  basis

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Structure

• A chairperson proposed by the membership at a WG
  meeting and endorsed by the RBM Partnership Board
• A small secretariat to facilitate its functions
• A full-time co-ordinator and support staff

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Method of Work

• Core Group to meet once a year
• Conference calls and other means of communication
  
• Satellite Groups to meet on an ad hoc basis
• Work of the WG to be an ongoing process

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Guiding Principles

• Chairperson and WG secretariat following
  consultations with WG Core Group to make
  decisions on activities and initiatives
• Contributions and needs-based requests to be also
  encouraged from potential beneficiaries of WG
  functions
• Emphasis to be made on proactive management of
  all key ITN issues to facilitate the global
  agenda for ITNs

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Guiding Principles

• Convocation/Notification of Meetings
• Ordinary meetings to be convened by the RBM
  Partnership Secretariat
• Any member of the WG or even outside stakeholders
  can call special/emergency meetings on the basis
  of clearly identified needs
• Definition of Quorum
• At least two-thirds of the WG core group members
  with representation from all constituencies
  including the chairperson for decisions to be
  endorsed
• Meeting Report Preparation and Distribution
• WG secretariat with WG chairperson and Core Group
  members

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Guiding Principles

• Funding
• Resources for the functioning of the WG to be
  mobilized by the RBM Partnership Secretariat
• On an ad hoc basis and with written agreement of
  both the WG chairperson and secretariat,
  independent funding can be sought for specific
  activities

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Implementation Monitoring of WG Decisions

• WG secretariat will
• carry out regular monitoring of all activities
• provide a monthly update to the WG core group to
  ensure an effective implementation of the WG
  decisions, and
• prepare and distribute meeting reports
• RBM Partnership Secretariat
• organize meetings prepare agenda and relevant
  documents in consultation with WG secretariat and
  chairperson
• follow-up recommendations of WG, and manage
  resources provided for its functioning