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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:

WHO Steering Committee
WHO Guideline Development Group (GDG)
HIV self-testing (HIVST) Technical Working Group (TWG)
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 33.1A–33.5A summarizes declared conflicts for each group.

Table 33.1ASummary Declarations of interest, by group

Group	Any 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 boards			Research support		Investment and business interests	Academic work	Public statements and positions	Additional information	Tobacco or tobacco products
	Employment	Advisory boards	Consulting fees	Research grants and funding	Non-monetary support	Investment and business interests	Academic work	Public statements and positions	Additional information	Tobacco or tobacco products
WHO Steering Committee	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	No	No	None
Guideline Development Group	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	No	No	None
HIVST TWG	4	1	0	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	No	No	None
External peer reviewers	6	2	2	10	0	0	2	0	2	0	No	No	None
Total	17	5	5	17	0	0	3	2	3	0	No	No	None

Table 33.2AWHO Steering Committee – declarations of interest

Name		Region	Country	Institution	Any potential conflict of interest declared?										Remarks	COI	Conflicts and management plan
					Consulting and technical advisory boards			Research support		Investment and business interests	Academic work	Public Statements and Positions	Additional information	Tobacco or tobacco products
					Employment	Advisory boards	Consulting fees	Research grants and funding	Non-monetary support	Investment and business interests	Academic work	Public Statements and Positions	Additional information	Tobacco or tobacco products
1	Carmen Figueroa	EUR	Switzerland	WHO Consultant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
2	Shona Dalal	EUR	Switzerland	WHO Consultant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
3	Rosalind Coleman	EUR	Switzerland	UNAIDS Consultant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
4	Peter Godfrey-Faussett	EUR	Switzerland	UNAIDS	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	UNITAD STAR Project Advisory Board Chair	No	None

Table 33.3AGuideline Development Group – declarations of interest

Name		Region	Country	Institution	Any potential conflict of interest declared?										Remarks	COI	Recommended restrictions
					Consulting and technical advisory boards			Research support		Investment and business interests	Academic work	Public statements and positions	Additional information	Tobacco or tobacco products
					Employment	Advisory boards	Consulting fees	Research grants and funding	Non-monetary support	Investment and business interests	Academic work	Public statements and positions	Additional information	Tobacco or tobacco products
1	Niluka Perera	SEAR	Thailand	YVC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Project officer of Youth Men	No	None
2	Rebeca Guy^*	WPR	Australia	Kirby Institute	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	Research support from Cepheid (equipment); PI on HIVST RCT	No	None
3	Getrude Ncube^*	AFR	Zimbabwe	MoH, Zimbabwe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
4	Sabin Nsanzimana^*	AFR	Rwanda	MoH, Rwanda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
5	Carla Makhlouf Obermeyer^*	EMR	Lebanon	American University of Beirut	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
6	Jane Thiomi	AFR	Kenya	LVCT Health Kenya	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
7	Bathabile Nyathi	AFR	Zimbabwe	Ceshhar Zimbabwe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
8	Francois Venter^*	AFR	South Africa	WRHI	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	BMGF funding for HIVST research; Has advocated for HIVST at technical meetings	Yes	Observer to HIVST TWG; nonvoting member of GDG on HIVST
9	Oliver Anene	AMR	USA	PACT Nigeria	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Technical advisor for AIDS community organization in Nigeria	No	None
10	Miriam Franchini	AMR	Brazil	MoH, Brazil	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
11	Jennifer Stuart-Dixon	AMR	Jamaica	University of West Indies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	Abstained from voting on partner notification
12	Vincent Wong^*	AMR	USA	USAID	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	USAID employee; Travel, salary and costs	No	None
13	Mehdi Karkouri	EMR	Morocco	Centre Hospitalieret Universitaire Ibn Rochd/(ALCS)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
14	Karen Champenois	EUR	France	Etablissement Public de Santé Maison Blanche	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Observational study on HIVST	No	None
15	Kindi Adam	SEAR	Indonesia	National Institute of Health Research and Development	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
16	Dasha Matyushina-Ocheret	EUR	Lithuania	Eurasian Harm Reduction Network	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
17	Kathleen Charters	EUR	United Kingdom	University of Liverpool; Sahir House	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
18	Archana Sarkar	SEAR	India	MAMTA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Observational study on HIVST	No	None
19	Joseph Tak Fai Lau	SEAR	China	University of Hong Kong	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	PI on HIVST RCT	No	None
20	Martin Choo	WPR	Malaysia	GNP+	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
21	Caitlin Kennedy	AMR	USA	Johns Hopkins University	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Independent systematic reviewer	Yes	Nonvoting member
22	Nandi Siegfried	AFR	South Africa	Independent Methodologist	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Consulting for WHO ($40000 over past four years)	Yes	Nonvoting member

*: Denotes participant in the HIVST technical working group.

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

Name		Region	Country	Institution	Any potential conflict of interest declared?										Remarks	COI	Recommended restrictions
					Consulting and technical advisory boards			Research support		Investment and business interests	Academic work	Public statements and positions	Additional information	Tobacco or tobacco products
					Employment	Advisory boards	Consulting fees	Research grants and funding	Non-monetary support	Investment and business interests	Academic work	Public statements and positions	Additional information	Tobacco or tobacco products
1	Kijo Agnes	AFR	The United Republic of Tanzania	PAHWP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
2	Peter Mugo	AFR	Kenya	KEMRI-Wellcome Trust	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	RCT on HIVST	No	None
3	Trevor Peter	AFR	Botswana	CHAI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
4	Karin Hatzold	AFR	Zimbabwe	PSI UNITAID STAR Project Director	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Part of UNITAID STAR project consortium	Yes	Observer
5	Michael Bartos	AFR	Zimbabwe	UNAIDS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	UNAIDS employee; advocated in favour of HIVST in technical meetings	Yes	Observer
6	Elizabeth Marum	AMR	USA	CDC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
7	Robin MacGowan	AMR	USA	CDC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Pi on HIVST RCT	No	None
8	Tanya Schechuk	AMR	USA	BMGF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
9	Thierry Prazuck	EUR	France	CHR Orleans La Source, Service des Maladies Infectieuseset Tropicales	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	Expert consultant; provided research support to HIVST manufacturers	Yes	Observer – nonvoting member
10	Cara Kosack	EUR	Netherlands	Medecins Sans Frontieres	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	MSF employee	Yes	Observer
11	Carmen Perez Casas	EUR	Switzerland	UNITAID	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	UNITAID funds HIVST research and implementation	Yes	Observer – nonvoting member
12	Ravi Bhairavab hotla	EUR	Switzerland	UNICEF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	Observer
13	Alison Rodgers	EUR	United Kingdom	UCL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	PI of HIVST RCT	Yes	Observer
14	Heather Ingold	EUR	Switzerland	UNITAID	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	UNITAID funds HIVST research and implementation	Yes	Observer – nonvoting member
15	Jane Ferguson	AFR	South Africa	LSHTM-Africa Centre	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
16	Praphan Phanuphak	SEAR	Thailand	Director, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research centre	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
17	Kimberly Green	WPRO	China	Chief of Party at PATH	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	Received USAID funds to implement HIVST	No	None
18	Nicola Desmond	AFRO	Malawi	LSTM, MLW	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Researcher HIVST UNITAID STAR Project	No	None
19	Pham Thi Thu Huong	WPR	Viet Nam	MoH, Viet Nam	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
20	David Katz	AMR	USA	University of Washington	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	External reviewer and external project advisor for 3ie HIVST project; Research grant support trial and mathematical model HIVST in MSM	No	None
21	Debbie Lepine	AMR	Canada	Health Canada	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
22	Anthony Nardone	EUR	United Kingdom	Public Health England	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
23	Zwoitwaho Nevhutalu	AFR	South Africa	South African National AIDS Council	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
24	Nikki Pant Pai	AMR	Canada	McGill University	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	Researcher HIVST grant; Open access application for HIVST- owned by McGill University	No	None
25	Alain Prat	EUR	Switzerland	Global Fund	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
26	Miriam Taegtmeyer	EUR	United Kingdom	LSTM	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Part of UNITAID STAR Project consortium	Yes	Observer
27	Victoria Watson	EUR	United Kingdom	LSTM	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Part of UNITAID STAR Project consortium	Yes	Observer
29	Mark Lanigan	EUR	Switzerland	WHO Consultant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	Observer

Table 33.5AExternal Review Group – declarations of interest

Name		Region	Country	Institution	Any potential conflict of interest declared?										Remarks	COI	Recommended restrictions
					Consulting and technical advisory boards			Research support		Investment and business interests	Academic work	Public statements and positions	Additional information	Tobacco or tobacco products
					Employment	Advisory boards	Consulting fees	Research grants and funding	Non-monetary support	Investment and business interests	Academic work	Public statements and positions	Additional information	Tobacco or tobacco products
1	Lilian Otiso	AFR	Kenya	LVCT Health	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3ie funds for HIVST project in Kenya in 2013	No	None
2	Paul Nary	AMR	USA	UNICEF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Employed by UNICEF	No	None
3	Hendramoorthy Maheswaran	EUR	United Kingdom	Warwick Medical School	0	0	0	1		0	0		0	0	Received Wellcome Trust funds for HIVST costing research in 2015	No	None
4	Peter MacPherson	AMR	United Kingdom	Farr Institute	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	Research support from Wellcome Trust on HIVST in 2010	No	None
5	Lara Vojnov	AFR	United Republic of Tanzania	CHAI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
6	Anna Osborne	AFR	Zimbabwe	CHAI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	Travel, salary and costs paid by CHAI	No	None
7	Tom Ellman	AFR	South Africa	MSF South Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
8	Guillermo Martinez Perez	AFR	South Africa	Barcelona Institute of Global Health	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Has conducted research on HIVST	No	None
9	Gareth Coats	AFR	South Africa	SAT Regional	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	Research support from Thomson Reuters Foundation on HIVST	No	None
10	Christina Mwangi	AFR	Uganda	CDC Uganda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
11	Jacquie Calnan	AMR	USA	USAID	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
12	Namwinga Chintu	AFR	Zambia	SFH, UNITAID STAR Project	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Part of UNITAID STAR Project consortium	No	None
13	Leslie Shanks	AMR	USA	MSF, Inner City Health Associates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
14	Anna Heard	AMR	USA	3ie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3ie funds HIVST projects	No	None
15	Amy Medley	AMR	USA	CDC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	CDC employee on HTS issues	No	None
16	Cari Courtenay-Quirk	AMR	USA	CDC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
17	Jared Baeten	AMR	USA	University of Washington	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	Research support for HIV prevention (several donors)	No
18	Julie Denison	AMR	USA	John Hopkins University	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
19	Kristina Grabbe	AMR	USA	CDC/OGAC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
20	Petra Stankard	AFR	Zimbabwe	PSI	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	PSI employee. Research support HIVST	No	None
21	Pollyanna Chavez	AMR	USA	CDC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Has conducted research on HIVST	No	None
22	Raquel Miranda	AMR	Brazil	CDC Brazil	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
23	Roger Peck	AMR	USA	PATH	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	Research support for HIVST; PATH employee	No	None
24	Ruanne Barnabas	AMR	USA	University of Washington	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
25	Sherry Lippman	AMR	USA	UCSF	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	Research on HIVST using donated HIVST products	No	None
26	Stephanie Behel	AMR	USA	CDC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
27	Amitab Suthar	AMR	USA	CDC		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
28	Sue Napierala Mavedezenge	AMR	USA	RTI International	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Has conducted research on HIVST	No	None
29	Victoria Frye	AMR	USA	Lindsley F. Kimball Research Institute, New York Blood Center	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	Research support from NIH and Abt Associates on HIVST	No	None
30	Leo Wilton	AMR	USA	State University of New York; Lindsley F. Kimball Research Institute, New York Blood Center	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	Research support from NIH on HIVST	No	None
31	Mohamed Chakroun	EMR	Tunisia	Infectious Diseases Department at Monastir	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
32	Andrew Phillips	EUR	United Kingdom	UCL	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	PANTHENON and STAR Advisory boards, meetings	No	None
33	Bernadette Hensen	EUR	United Kingdom	LSHTM	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	LSHTM employee. Research fellow on HIVST	No	None
34	Melissa Neuman	EUR	United Kingdom	LSHTM	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Part of UNITAID STAR project consortium	No	None
35	Samantha Westrop	EUR	United Kingdom	Public Health England	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Senior scientist PHE, presented research results HIVST	No	None
36	Gitau Mburu	EUR	United Kingdom	International HIV AIDS Alliance	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
37	Valentina Cambiano	EUR	United Kingdom	UCL	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	Speaker at Merck Sharp event (£1.600. Personal fees from Merch Sharp for Hep/HIV workshop 2015	No	None
38	Obinna Onyekwena	EUR	Switzerland	Global Fund	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
39	Madhuri Thakar	SEAR	India	National AIDS Research Institute	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
40	Manju Bala	SEAR	India	Safdarjung Hospital	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
41	Chonticha Kittinunvor akoon	SEAR	Thailand	CDC Thailand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
42	Matthew Avery	SEAR	Thailand	FHI 360	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
43	Carol El-Hayek	WPR	Australia	Burnett Institute, centre for Population health, HIV/AIDS surveillance	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
44	Yan Jiang	WPR	China	National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
45	Joseph Tucker	WPR	China	UNC project China	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Has conducted research on HIVST and partner notification	No	None
46	Weiming Tang	WPR	China	UNC project China	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Has conducted research on HIVST and partner notification	No	None
47	William Wong	WPR	China	University of Hong Kong	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Has conducted research on HIVST	No	None
48	Mohammed Majam	AFR	South Africa	WRHI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Works as research assistant on HIVST project	No	None
49	Charlie Witzel	EUR	United Kingdom	LSHTM/Sigma Research	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	Employer paid for travel to IAS for HIVST presentation	No	None
50	Bharat Parekh	AMR	USA	CDC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
51	Amitabh Suthar	AMR	USA	CDC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
52	Keletso Makofane	AFR	South Africa	ANOVA Health	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
53	Nittaya Phanuphak	SEAR	Thailand	Thai Red Cross	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Has conducted research on HIVST and partner notification	No	None
54	Jillian Sacks	AMR	USA	CHAI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		No	None
55	Supabhorn Pengnonyang	SEAR	Thailand	Thai Red Cross	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Has conducted research on HIVST	No	None

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