Responsibility for overall management and coordination of MCE rests with the Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development (CAH) within the cluster on Family and Community Health (FCH) of the World Health Organization. Staff at global level are contributing to the work of MCE.

MCE technical advisers have been working together on this evaluation since 1997 . Their role is to identify and address methodological issues related to the evaluation; to serve as independent reviewers for project proposals and reports; and to provide technical oversight for the implementation of the evaluation. The composition of the Technical Advisory Group changes over time, depending upon the technical challenges to be addressed.

The Principal Investigators (PIs) for MCE sites are selected on the basis of a set of general criteria. Individual PIs are responsible for the implementation of MCE at their different sites, and for meeting contractual obligations for reporting. The annual meeting of IMCI technical advisors and PIs provides a forum for reviewing progress, addressing methodological issues and introducing new tools, and planning for the coming year’s activities.

All evaluation studies are carried out in collaboration with local research institutions. The results of each study are applied first in the national context to improve IMCI implementation. WHO is responsible for aggregating and analyzing results across countries, and for ensuring that the findings lead to improved tools and guidelines and their application in developing-country settings.

• Cesar Victora (Senior Technical Advisor), Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Brazil

• Robert Black, The Johns Hopkins University, USA

• Don de Savigny, Tanzania Essential Health Interventions Project, Tanzania

• David Evans, Global Programme on Evidence, WHO, Switzerland

• Jean-Pierre Habicht, Cornell University, USA

• Joanna Schellenberg, London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, England

• Patrick Vaughan, London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, England

• Jennifer Bryce (Senior Technical Consultant), 2081 Danby Road, Ithaca, New York, USA

MCE Principal Investigators and Economists

Bangladesh

• Shams El Arifeen, ICDDR,B

• Shakil Ahmed, ICDDR,B

• Dewan M Emdadul Hoque, ICDDR,BLauren Blum, ICDDR,B

• Enayet Karim Chowdhury, ICDDR,B

• Muntasirur Rahman

• Twaha Mansurun Hoque

• Rasheda Khan

• Abdullah Hel Baqui, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health

• M. Mahmud Khan, Tulane University

• Mohammad Yunus, ICDDR,B

• Robert E. Black, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health

• Lawrence Moulton, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health

• J Patrick Vaughan, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Brazil

• Joao Amaral, Universidade Federal do Ceará

• Antonio José Ledo Alves da Cunha, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

• Débora Gaya Amorim

Peru

• Luis Huicho (Principal Investigator), Instituto de Salud del Niño

• Miguel Campos, UPCH

• Roberto Ruiz, Instituto de Salud del Niño

• Miguel Dávila, PAHO, Peru

Tanzania

• Joanna Armstrong Schellenberg, IHRDC, Swiss Tropical Institute, and London School of Hygiene and Tropical  Medicine

• Sosthenes Charles, IHRDC

• Don de Savigny, International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and TEHIP/MoH

• Theopista John, WHO Tanzania

• Gregory Kabadi, AMMP/MoH

• Fatuma Manzi, IHRDC

• Honorathy Masanja, IHRDC and TEHIP

• Charles Mayombana, IHRDC

• Conrad Mbuya, TEHIP/MoH

• Leslie Mgalula, WHO Tanzania and TEHIP/MoH (through 2002)

• Pyanmar Mongi, WHO Tanzania

• Hassan Mshinda, IHRDC

• Robert Mswia, AMMP/MoH

• Rose Nathan, IHRDC

• David Schellenberg, IHRDC

Uganda

• Robert Black, Johns Hopkins University

• Gilbert Burnham, Johns Hopkins University

• Stan Becker, Johns Hopkins University

• Chris Mugarura, MoH, Uganda

• Ken Hill, Johns Hopkins University

• David Bishai, Johns Hopkins University

• Fred Wabwire-Mangen, Makerere University

• George Pariyo, Makerere University

• Elizabeth Nabiwemba, Makerere University

• John Ssekamate, Makerere University

WHO Staff / Consultants Working on MCE

WHO HQ – CAH, MCE Product Group

• Robert Scherpbier, Responsible Officer

• Tagreed Adam, Coordinator, Cost Component

• Sally Edwards, Technical Officer, Cost Component

• Eleanor Gouws, Statistician

• Cathy Kiener, Secretary

• Alexei Mikhailov, Technical Officer, website and computer applications

• Alice Ryan, Programme Assistant

WHO HQ – CAH, Regional Focal Points for IMCI Implementation

• Samira Aboubaker, Country Implementation Support and Focal point, Africa and Europe

• Bernadette Daelmans, Focal point, Eastern Mediterranean

• Lulu Muhe, Focal point, South-East Asia

• Thierry Lambrechts, Focal Point, Americas

WHO Regional Offices – MCE Focal Points

• Christopher Drasbek, Americas

• Sudhansh Malhotra, South-East Asia (formerly Neena Raina)

WHO Country Offices

Bangladesh

• Duangvadee Sungkhobol, WHO Representative (formerly Suniti Acharya)

• Rabeya Khatun, National Consultant-IMCI

Brazil

• Antonio Horacio Toro Ocampo, WHO Representative (formerly Jacobo Finkelman)

• Javier Espíndola, WHO

Peru

• Miguel Dávila, National Professional Officer

Tanzania

• Theopista John, National IMCI Program Officer, WHO

Uganda

• Melville Omorlabie George, WHO Representative (formerly Oladapo Walker)