UHC TAG members must respect the impartiality and independence required of WHO. In performing their work, members may not seek or accept instructions from any Government or from any authority external to the Organization. They must be free of any real, potential or apparent conflicts of interest.

To this end, the members have completed a declaration of interests form and their appointment has been subject to the evaluation of completed forms by the WHO Secretariat, determining that their participation would not give rise to a real, potential or apparent conflict of interest.

Apart from the requirement of all members having to complete the WHO declaration of interest form, UHC TAG members have an ongoing obligation to inform the WHO of any interests real or perceived that may give raise to a real, potential or apparent conflict of interest. WHO may, from time to time, request UHC TAG members to complete a new declaration of interest form. This may be before a UHC TAG meeting or any other UHC TAG-related activity or engagement, as decided by WHO. Where WHO has made such a request, the UHC TAG member’s participation in the UHC TAG activity or engagement is subject to a determination that their participation would not give rise to a real, potential or apparent conflict of interest.

In order to enhance WHO’s management of conflicts of interest, as well as strengthen public trust and transparency in connection with WHO advisory groups involving the provision of strategic and technical advice, the names and brief biographies of the members appointed to the UHC TAG are disclosed for public notice and comment.
The comments received by WHO through the public notice and comment process are treated confidentially and their receipt will be acknowledged through a generic email notification to the sender. Comments and perceptions brought to the attention of WHO through this process are carefully reviewed. WHO reserves the right to discuss information received through this process with the relevant expert with no attribution to the provider of such information. Upon review and assessment of the information received through this process, WHO, in its sole discretion, may take appropriate management action in accordance with its policies.

If you have any comments please send them to wprouhc@who.int with subject: “Public comments on new UHC TAG members.”