29 October 2021 09:04 am Views - 245
Head of the Department of Immunology and Molecular Medicine at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura Prof. Neelika Malavige has been appointed as a member of the World Health Organization (WHO) Technical Advisory Committee on COVID-19.
The WHO established a Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to advise on scientific, technical and strategic matters related to COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP).
The group comprises of 10 renowned experts with a diverse range of knowledge and expertise as clinicians and researchers working on COVID-19 health products.
Experts in access to medicines, diagnostics, vaccines and other health products; specialists of public health-oriented intellectual property; technology transfer experts; business development experts; experts in pricing, procurement, needs estimation and/or regulation of medicines are inclusive of the committee.