# E-DRUG: Announcement **URL:** \ **Category:** e-drug\ **Created:** [April 1, 1997, 3:06pm UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-announcement/555 "1997-04-01T15:06:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![102347.1567](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/c77e96/32.png) [@102347.1567](https://talk.edrugplus.org/u/102347.1567)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 1997, 3:06pm UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-announcement/555/1 "1997-04-01T15:06:03Z")
The Aga Khan Foundation is seeking a health professional to serve as Project Manager for an Essential Pharmaceutical Management and Financing Project in Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan. Duties include: 1. Introducing and supporting policy changes that encourage the rational use of pharmaceuticals; 2. Managing and monitoring the development, implementation and evaluation of the project including the piloting of policies, management and financing schemes, training of local officials and defining and testing ways to increase community involvement in health service management, delivery and financing; 3. Developing training modules and managing training programs; 4. Defining and implementing information, education and communication interventions to promote greater awareness of rational pharmaceutical use; 5. Contribute to defining and managing a process of policy dialogue and producing and disseminating lessons learned from the project. Qualifications: 1. Graduate degree in public health or health planning/economics and at least 5 years experience in managing health programs in developing countries; 2. A thorough knowledge of the prnciples of rational use of essential pharmaceuticals; 3. Experience in the policies, management and use of essential pharmacetucials in developing countries and/or experience of community-based health financing schemes such as revolving pharmaceutical funds, the Bamako Initiative, etc. 4. Experience managing a multi-cultural team; 5. Experience in training or developing training modules for essential pharmaceutical programs; 6. Excellent spoken and written English. Language skills in Farsi, Tajik or Russian are desireable; 7. Willingness to work in difficult geographical and climatic areas. Closing date for applications: April 21, 1997 Send CV and three references to: Program Officer Health Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A. 1901 L Street, N.W. Suite 700 Washington, D.C. 20036, USA tel: 202 293 2537 fax: 202 785-1752 -- Send mail for the `E-Drug' conference to `e-drug@usa.healthnet.org'. Mail administrative requests to `majordomo@usa.healthnet.org'. For additional assistance, send mail to: `owner-e-drug@usa.healthnet.org'.