IDDO Data Access Committee

The IDDO Data Access Committee (DAC) is an independent committee chaired by TDR (the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Disease), on behalf of the World Health Organization. The DAC provides an independent decision-making mechanism to evaluate and decide on data access applications for IDDO-curated data.   

DAC members are from across the global health research landscape relevant to IDDO, and take into account a representative balance of skills, disease-specific expertise, geography and gender. Members are appointed through an open nominations process.

Key documents regulating DAC function include:

• the DAC Terms of Reference. These set out the purpose, membership, eligibility, duties and other terms and conditions for the IDDO DAC. 
• The IDDO Conflict of Interest Policy covers all members of the IDDO DAC, the IDDO Scientific Advisory and other governance committees, the IDDO secretariat, and any individuals working in an advisory capacity for IDDO. The policy sets out definitions of a conflict of interest, dispute resolution, and other matters relating to potential conflicts of interest. 
• the IDDO Platform Data Access Guidelines set out the basis on which the IDDO DAC makes decisions on applications for data access. It sets out principles of access to data that the Committee works within, the process for approval and data access, and the points that the Committee considers when making a decision on applications. 

See our list of frequently asked questions for more information, and make a request for data for the particular disease data you are interested in via our research theme pages. Get in touch with us at info@iddo.org if you have any further questions or would like a copy of any of these documents.