The external evaluator developed terms of reference for the local research agency, which will be responsible for the quantitative part.
At the national level, the MSHP developed terms of reference for the RDQA and a national protocol for a DQA.
We developed Terms of Reference using the NHMRC Statement [ 9], Model Framework [ 26], and Resource Pack [ 27], the Institute's Consumer and Community Participation Policy [ 35] and guidance from the consumer research liaison officer.
Nkhata Bay is in the process of developing terms of reference for the clubs; this is a positive development as it appears that clubs are inactive because of a lack of imagination in devising the scope of activities.
Members of the DSMC will also be responsible for developing terms of reference including clinical stopping rules and examples of data presentation to be used for the tabulation of the data for the safety analysis.
This paper describes the processes that were used to set up CABs in Lusaka, Zambia, the methods used to determine the membership and select members, the functions carried out by the CAB, and the process used to develop Terms of Reference.
WHO Afghanistan in collaboration with the NTP, and Stop-TB partnership at the Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office EMROof of the WHO developed the terms of reference for this study to examine the developments occurring during the period from 2001 to 2011.
Moreover, in an effort to ensure standardization of the DQA and RDQA, the MSHP developed national terms of reference and implementation guidelines.
A mid-level manager with a long-time career and field experience developed the terms of reference and served as chair.
Table 3 below includes details for each study on who decided on the membership of the CAB, how the CAB members were selected and who developed the Terms of Reference for the CAB.
After developing the Terms of Reference, 11 academic/research institutions located in Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Iran, Kuwait, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen were contacted through initial letters of invitation.
