BoMRA Vacancies – BoMRA AEFI Committee of Botswana

INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) TO SERVE IN THE ADVERSE EVENTS FOLLOWING IMMUNISATION (AEFI) COMMITTEE OF BOTSWANA MEDICINES REGULATORY AUTHORITY

The Authority is calling for expression of interest to serve on the National AEFI Committee as a member and the following shall apply:

Roles and Responsibilities of the Committee

i. To provide impartial, independent, high quality, scientific advice and recommendations on matters brought to the Committee.
ii. The Committee shall make recommendations on risk benefit assessments on the quality, safety and efficacy of the use of vaccines.
iii. The Committee may make recommendations to the Registration Committee on safety of vaccines post marketing authorization.
iv. For vaccines that require intensive monitoring (e.g. a new vaccine) the Committee may request additional monitoring measures.
v. The committee has no Executive Function.
vi. Members if approached by non-BoMRA sources for their views, comments and statements on matters of public health concern shall refer such enquiries to BoMRA.
vii. BoMRA will serve as the secretariat, supporting the independent expert committee and facilitate the committee’s review (including preparing documents for review).

Criteria for selection

The Authority is seeking the following technical experts to serve in the AEFI Committee:
i. Epidemiologist/ Public Health Specialist
ii. Neurologist
iii. Microbiologist
iv. Pharmacologist/ Pharmacist with Clinical experience
v. Infectious disease specialist
vi. Paediatrician

Short listed candidates will be contacted for interview
Non-compliant submissions will not be considered, and late submissions will not be accepted.

The application should be sent by email or delivered to the address below:
Chief Executive Officer
Botswana Medicines Regulatory Authority
Plot 112, Gaborone International Finance Park
Private Bag 2 Gaborone Station
Tel: (+267) 3731728 / 3186730 / 3731727
Email address: info@bomra.co.bw /pgurumurthy@bomra.co.bw
Enquiries relating to the EOI, please contact Dr P. Gurumurthy at 3731773
or L. Koitsiwe at 3731771 email: pgurumurthy@bomra.co.bw or lkoitsiwe@bomra.co.bw
The closing date for applications is 3rd September 2024.

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