E-DRUG: ARV Drugs Management Course in Jaipur, India, 23-29 Nov
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Anti-retroviral and Related Drugs Management in Low Resource Settings
(November 23 - 29, 2008)
Institute of Health Management Research
1, Prabhu Dayal Marg, Airport Road, Jaipur - 302 011, India
This is the second training programme on "Anti-retroviral and Related
Drugs Management in Low Resource Settings" at this Institute. Access to
anti-retroviral medicines is poor in low resource settings in developing
countries. Although the resources such as anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs)
and diagnostics are now increasingly available, a rapid scale-up of AIDS
treatment programs has not occurred due to ARV improper drug management
and barriers to ARV adherence. There is a great need for improving the
ARV drugs management programmes. The proposed one-week's course is based
on modules developed by agencies that have a good amount of experience
in the field.
Objectives are :
* to promote rational ARV therapy and adherence
* to promote access to ARV drugs and strategies for scaling- up of the
current programme
* to expose the participants to modern ARV drugs management techniques
* to train the participants in the use of tools in resource poor
situations
Programme Contents:
* Rational use of ARV drugs and adherence to therapy
* Guide for quantifying ARV drugs
* Guide for quantifying HIV tests
* Assessing supply chain management
* HIV/AIDS service delivery programs
Participants
The course is specifically designed for policy makers, management staff
from Ministries of Health, ARV programme managers, NGO officials
responsible for national and local programmes, development aid agencies,
social scientists, pharmacists and health professionals interested in
improving drug supply management and adherence to ARV therapy.
Course Coordinator:
Jawahar S. Bapna MD, PhD has been the Fellow of National Institute of
Health, USA. Currently he is President of Alliance for Prudent Use of
Antibiotics and Secretary, Society of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes
Research, India. He has been instrumental in conducting a Rational Drug
Use training programme at Heart Province, Afghanistan and developing
Medicines Policy in Rajasthan, Uttranchal, Himachal, Jharkhand, Delhi
and many other states in India. He has great amount of experience in
training in the area of drug management.
Fees and Application
The fee of US$ 500 (INR 21000) payable to "IIHMR, Jaipur", covers shared
accommodation* at the Institute guest house, tuition, course materials,
field visit, airport pickup, and three meals a day. Interested
candidates may send CV along with the activities related to ARV
programme that they are involved with or plan to conduct in their own
setting in future. The last date for the receipt of applications is
November 1, 2008. For further details contact Jawahar S. Bapna at
arvsupply@gmail.com
*For single accommodation if available, an additional amount of US$ 25
per night will have to be paid
Jawahar S. Bapna
arvsupply@gmail.com