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A handbook for expert advisory groups in Africa National OnchocerciasisElimination Committees A handbook for expert advisory groups in Africa National onchocerciasis elimination committees: a handbook for expert advisory groups in Africa ISBN 978-92-4-011500-2 (electronic version)ISBN 978-92-4-011501-9 (print version) © World Health Organization 2025 Some rights reserved. This work is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0IGO licence (CCBY-NC-SA3.0IGO; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/igo). Under the terms of this licence, you may copy, redistribute and adapt the work for non-commercial purposes, provided the work isappropriately cited, as indicated below. In any use of this work, there should be no suggestion that WHO endorses any specific organization,products or services. The use of the WHO logo is not permitted. If you adapt the work, then you must license your work under the sameor equivalent Creative Commons licence. If you create a translation of this work, you should add the following disclaimer along with thesuggested citation:“This translation was not created by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO is not responsible for the content oraccuracy of this translation. The original English edition shall be the binding and authentic edition”. Any mediation relating to disputes arising under the licence shall be conducted in accordance with the mediation rules of the WorldIntellectual Property Organization (http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/mediation/rules/). Suggested citation. National onchocerciasis elimination committees: a handbook for expert advisory groups in Africa. Geneva: WorldHealth Organization; 2025. Licence: CCBY-NC-SA3.0IGO. Cataloguing-in-Publication (CIP) data.CIP data are available at https://iris.who.int/. Sales, rights and licensing.To purchase WHO publications, see https://www.who.int/publications/book-orders. To submit requests forcommercial use and queries on rights and licensing, see https://www.who.int/copyright. Third-party materials.If you wish to reuse material from this work that is attributed to a third party, such as tables, figures or images, it isyour responsibility to determine whether permission is needed for that reuse and to obtain permission from the copyright holder. The risk ofclaims resulting from infringement of any third-party-owned component in the work rests solely with the user. General disclaimers.The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expressionof any opinion whatsoever on the part of WHO concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, orconcerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Dotted and dashed lines on maps represent approximate border lines for whichthere may not yet be full agreement. The mention of specific companies or of certain manufacturers’ products does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by WHOin preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. Errors and omissions excepted, the names of proprietary products aredistinguished by initial capital letters. All reasonable precautions have been taken by WHO to verify the information contained in this publication. However, the published materialis being distributed without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. The responsibility for the interpretation and use of thematerial lies with the reader. In no event shall WHO be liable for damages arising from its use. Design and layout: Studio FFFOG Contents Abbreviationsv What does it contain?2Who is it for?2How was it developed?2 2. Establishing an NOEC Defining the role of the NOEC: responsibilities and objectives4Legal and institutional framework: setting up a formal committee4Membership and governance: selecting committee members5Terms of reference: outlining roles and tasks6 3. Operational guidance for effective NOECs8 Creating a national strategic plan: key activities to inform development9NOEC meetings: process for progress review21Documentation and reporting: best practices22Preparation and submission of an elimination dossier: key activities24 4. Best practices for effective NOECs Collaboration: strategies for various stakeholders26Cross-border collaboration: countries with shared endemic borders28 Tools for surveillance and monitoring: examples of useful toolsExamples of resource mobilization, advocacy tools, country cross-learning tools References Acknowledgements The World Health Organization (WHO) is grateful to all those who contributed tothe preparation of this handbook. The first draft was prepared by B.E.B. Nwoke, Professor of Public HealthParasitology and Entomology and Chair of the National Onchocerciasis EliminationCommittee at Imo State University (Owerri, Nigeria). It was reviewed by severalChairs and members of national onchocerciasis elimination and expert advisorycommittees as well as by memb