E-DRUG: ARV Drug Supply Management Training: 23 July–5 August 2006
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Drug Supply Management Training, Pretoria 23 July - 5 August 2006
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Course: ARV Drug Supply Management Training
Location: 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), a subsidiary of
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
Infrastructure
Planning & budgeting
Intro to ARV pharmacy
Quality assurance
Diagnostics
National infrastructure & assessment of current system
Legal issues
Financing: Intro and global financing mechanisms
Project management
Procurement
Procurement planning
Selection
Supplier selection & prequalification
Quantification
Reception & quality control
Summary & challenges
Storage & distribution
Supply chain planning
Stores management
Distribution planning
Challenges at stores
SCM plan
Program planning
Financial mgmt: budgets
Communication
Human resources management
Monitoring & evaluation
Rational use
SCM plan presentations
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,
and 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.
Some of our Course Facilitators:
* Prof Rob Summers, BSc Pharm, BSc Hon, MSc, PhD
International Consultant and Head of the School of Pharmacy,
University of Limpopo - Medunsa Campus, South Africa
* Dr Wilbert Bannenberg, MD, MPH
International Public Health Consultant and Medical Doctor, The
Netherlands
* Andy Gray, B Pharm, MSc(Pharm), FPS. International Consultant and
Senior Lecturer, Department of Therapeutics and Medicines Management, Nelson
R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal South Africa
* Celestine Kumire, B Pharm (Hons), MA (Strategic Studies), MBA
International Consultant in Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Management and
Capacity Building, Project Manager, ARV Access for Africa. South
Africa / Zimbabwe
* Christoff Kruger, BSc Pharm, MSc Med(Pharm)
Training Coordinator, ARV Access for Africa, South Africa
Fees and costs
The course fee will be €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
www.aa4a.co.za or contact:
ARV Access for Africa (Pty) Ltd
TEL +27 12 460 0914
E-mail: melinda@aa4a.co.za or 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.