External Scientific Advisory Committee (ESAC)

Responsibilities

ESACs provide advice on commercially oriented insecticide-based products, for public health use and on new product classes in vector control. They evaluate all project outputs against specific, objective criteria. The four main indicators are:

• Will the products be effective in reducing vector borne disease transmission and where do they fit into disease control programmes?
• Will the product be bought for, purchased or accepted by disease endemic countries in the developing world to help them reduce disease transmission?
• Is there a credible regulatory pathway for the products and do they meet regulatory safety criteria?
• Can the products be economically produced in a format that meets regulatory standards of quality and facilitates global access to this technology in disease endemic countries?