E-DRUG: ARV Drug Supply Management Training
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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 in 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, 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
PROJECTED COURSE TRAINING DATES FOR 2006
5-18 March 2006
21 May - 3 June 2006
23 July - 5 August 2006
22 October - 4 November 2006
4 - 17 March 2007
For additional information, please contact:
Melinda Wannenburg
ARV Access for Africa (Pty) Ltd
TEL +27 12 460 0914
E-mail: melinda@aa4a.co.za