WHO Guideline for Prequalification Assessment of ITNs – Draft Guideline for Consultation

The World Health Organization (WHO) Prequalification Unit Vector Control Product Assessment Team (PQT/VCP) is organizing a consultation meeting on the draft WHO Guideline for Prequalification Assessment of Insecticide Treated Net (ITNs).  The draft guideline has been developed with the PQT/VCP assessor’s group and other experts in the field who have contributed as consultants on specific technical matters.

The purpose of the consultation is to engage with the stakeholder community in order to present the draft guideline, approaches to its development, and gather feedback to inform the finalization of the guideline and supporting implementation guidance documents.

Further information on the consultation to be held on 18-20 October 2022 can be found here: Consultation Meeting

Request for Public Comment on Guideline:

The draft document can be downloaded here: WHO Guideline for Prequalification Assessment of ITNs 

Those wishing to provide comments are requested to use the following form to consolidate and transmit their comments to WHO PQT/VCP by 31 October 2022. Feedback can be submitted before or after the consultation meeting.

Feedback Form

Implementation Guidance Documents:

The following subset of implementation guidance documents are being published for consideration as part of the consultation.  Further information on the status and plans for additional implementation guidance documents will be shared as available.  In providing comments, stakeholders are encouraged to include a list of additional topics/concepts for which implementation guidance documents sould be developed.

Feedback from for Implementation Guidance Documents

Table of Data Requirements

• DR Table - Module 3

Declaration of Product Formulation

• IG - Declaration of Product Formulation (DPF)
• DPF Template for Coated ITN
  • Example DPF for ITN - Single AI Coated
• DPF Template for Incorporated ITN
  • Example DPF for ITN - Single AI Incorporated
  • Example DPF for ITN - Dual AI Incorporated

Product Manufacturing Details

• IG - Product Manufacturing Details
• Declaration of Manufacturing Sites Template

Methods

• Bioassay for ITN - Cone test
• Bioassay for ITN - Wire ball test

Studies

• Regeneration Study

Submitting feedback to WHO:

Completed feedback forms should be submitted to pqvectorcontrol@who.int with the subject line “WHO Draft ITN Guideline Feedback Form.”

Please note that incomplete forms will not be accepted in the review of feedback.

Presentations from Day 1 of the Consultation - 18 October:

Developing the Guideline

IGs Under Development

Methods - Bioassays and semi-field

Regeneration Time

Wash Resistance and Strain Selection

Site Selection

Weight of Evidence and Decision Making