ARV Drug Supply Management Training
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3 - 16 June, 2007
Pretoria, South Africa
Background
The advent of ARV's has led to a revolution in the management of
the HIV/AIDS pandemic in both the developed and developing
countries. The supply chain management philosophy is becoming
increasingly important in the success of HIV/AIDS treatment
programs. In developing countries in particular, treatment
programs have been slow in rolling out due to among other
things, insufficient skills to effectively manage the HIV/AIDS
programs at national level.
IDA Solutions seeks to enhance access to essential medicines by
improving pharmaceutical management skills and increasing local
capacity in low- and middle-income countries. IDA Solutions (IS)
works with public and private sector partners at national and
international levels.
In Pretoria, South Africa; ARV Access for Africa (AA4A),
associated with IDA Solutions, The Netherlands; provide courses
in "Supply Chain Management of HIV/AIDS Medicines and Supplies".
Course Objectives
To provide training in the areas of; planning, implementing,
monitoring and evaluating the procurement and supply management
of ARV delivery projects.
Specifics of the course are to:
* Expose participants to issues specific to planning the
procurement & distribution of ARVs
* Provide program managers with skill in program planning and
management, and to teach how to apply those skills in their own
country
* Provide practical tools to decision-makers in essential drugs
programs to improve their level of performance
* Exchange views and experiences amongst senior decision-makers
Curriculum Overview
1. Infrastructure
2. Planning & budgeting
3. Intro to ARV pharmacy
4. Quality assurance
5. Diagnostics
6. National infrastructure & assessment of current system
7. Legal issues
8. Financing: Intro and global financing mechanisms
9. Project management
10. Procurement
11. Procurement planning
12. Selection
13. Supplier selection & prequalification
14. Quantification
15. Reception & quality control
16. Summary & challenges
17. Storage & distribution
18. Supply chain planning
19. Stores management
20. Distribution planning
21. Challenges at stores
22. SCM plan
23. Program planning
24. Financial mgmt: budgets
25. Communication
26. Human resources management
27. Monitoring & evaluation
28. Rational use
29. SCM plan presentations
30. Summary, wrap up
In Summary
The course is highly interactive, with presentations by
international experts, facilitated group exercises, discussions
and field visits. Participants are taken on a guided tour of
Ndlovu Clinic, located in a rural area, where care is provided
to the community. The clinic is a role model for ARV roll-out n
resource-poor settings in South Africa, nd the rest of the
world.
There is a visit to a major Distribution Centre that
concentrates on Sub Sahara Africa for Pharmaceutical deliveries
as a practical example on procurement, distribution and supply
management.
Target Participants
The course is aimed at ARV program managers, physicians,
pharmacists, health systems managers, procurement and
distribution managers.
Expected Outcome
After completing the two-week course, participants will be well
equipped with practical skills to address challenges common in
the supply chain management of ARV's in HIV/AIDS programs.
Fees and costs
The course fee will be Euro 3 200 (three thousand two hundred
euros). The fee includes:
* Transfer to/from Johannesburg International Airport
* Hotel accommodation (single occupancy)
* Three meals a day including the weekend meals at the hotel.
* Tuition fee and materials
Participants are expected to secure their own funding for
transport (International flights) to and from Johannesburg
International Airport.
For additional information, please visit our website at
http://www.aa4a.co.za
or contact:
ARV Access for Africa (Pty) Ltd
Tel.: +27-12-460-0914
mailto:melinda@aa4a.co.za or
mailto:beckmannm@aa4a.co.za
IDA Solutions and AA4A thank the Dutch Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, Johnson & Johnson Health Care Training Fund, WHO &
UNICEF for their generous contribution to the development of
this curriculum.
Mel Beckmann
Training & Research Assistant
ARV Access for Africa
78 Hazelwood Street
Menlo Park 0081
Pretoria, South Africa
Tel.: +27-12-460-0914
cell: +27-82-463-1092
mailto:beckmannm@aa4a.co.za
http://www.aa4a.co.za