Technical Advisory Committee

The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) comprises of individuals representing faculty from schools of public health in low- and middle- income countries and high-income countries, experts representing core GPEI partners (WHO, UNICEF, BMGF, CDC, Rotary International), Ministries of Health, NGOs, and other relevant agencies.

The TAC’s role is to advise the consortium on focusing knowledge mapping activities, assist in accessing GPEI data, conduct internal reviews on key knowledge products, and provide access to high-level global stakeholders to facilitate dissemination of knowledge products from the project.

Oyewale Tomori

Position: TAC Member

Affiliation: School of Public Health, Redeemers University (Nigeria)

Oyewale Tomori is a professor of virology, educational administrator and former Vice-Chancellor of Redeemer’s University, Nigeria. He serves on several advisory bodies including the Board of the BioVaccines Limited in Nigeria, WHO Polio Certification Committee, WHO Advisory Committee on Variola Viru...

Harish Verma

Position: TAC Member

Affiliation: World Health Organization (Switzerland)

Harish Verma is currently a Medical Officer at the Research, Policy and Containment Unit of Polio Eradication at WHO, Geneva. He coordinates the functioning of the “Polio Research Committee”, a GPEI wide advisory committee guiding polio research for “Polio Eradication and Endgame Strategy”. Dr. Verm...