Iessa, Noha http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3480-1466
Macolic Sarinic, Viola http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3563-4030
Ghazaryan, Lilit
Romanova, Naira
Alemu, Asnakech
Rungapiromnan, Watcharee http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8393-5781
Jiamsuchon, Porntip
Pokhagul, Pattreya
Castro, Jose Luis
Macias Saint-Gerons, Diego http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2572-2160
Ghukasyan, Gayane
Teferi, Mengistab
Gupta, Madhur
Pal, Shanthi Narayan http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5778-9207
Funding for this research was provided by:
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Article History
Accepted: 4 July 2021
First Online: 31 July 2021
Declarations
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: WHO support for implementation of the smart safety surveillance project through pharmacovigilance activities in countries was funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
: Noha Iessa, Viola Macolic Sarinic, Lilit Ghazaryan, Naira Romanova, Asnakech Alemuu, Watcharee Rungapiromnan, Porntip Jiamsuchon, Pattreya Pokhagul, Jose Luis Castro, Diego Macias Saint-Gerons, Gayane Ghukaysan, Mengistab, Teferi, Madhur Gupta and Shanthi Narayan Pal declare they have no conflict of interest.
: Ethics approval was obtained from institutional ethical committees of all the participating countries for the active surveillance studies.
: N/A.
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: (data transparency). The datasets generated during and/or analysed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
: VigiLyze™: Information on number of reports and quality of reports from the WHO global database of Individual Case Safety Reports were obtained using VigiLyze.
: Conceptualization and design of work: SP. Data acquisition and analysis: SP, NI, VMS, LG, AA, WR, PJ, PP, JLC, GG, MF, MG. Interpretation of data: SP, NI, VMS,WR, JLC, DMSG. Drafting the manuscript: SP, NI. Revision for important intellectual content: SP, NI, VMS, LG, AA, WR, PJ, PP, JLC, DMSG, GG, MF, MG. All authors have read and approved the final version and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.