Terms of reference of the Vector Control Advisory Group (VCAG)

Overview

The Vector Control Advisory Group (VCAG) acts as an advisory body to WHO in the field of vector control and supports the WHO vector control evaluation process. The WHO vector control evaluation process is designed to support Member States in their efforts to control vector-borne diseases by providing assessments of the evidence supporting deployment of interventions. Interventions passing through the evaluation process are assessed for their safety, quality, entomological efficacy, and public health value (i.e. epidemiological impact) against their target disease(s). 

VCAG is coordinated by a WHO Secretariat comprising staff from the Global Malaria Programme, Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, and Department of Regulation and Prequalification. The group reports to the Assistant Director-General of the Universal Health Coverage / Communicable and Non-communicable Diseases division of WHO.