E-DRUG: Open for free registration: Virtual Pharmaceutical Systems Skills Exchange - East Africa
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Dear Colleagues,
MTaPS is pleased to be hosting a Virtual Pharmaceutical Systems
Strengthening (PSS) Skills Exchange for East Africa to facilitate
peer-to-peer learning among participating institutions, who will share
their current PSS development approaches and highlight current capacity
development gaps and challenges. Building on our program experience, MTaPS
will present various PSS tools and learning materials it has developed and
curated, combined with shared implementation experiences. The focus will be
on participants leaving with improved skills, tools, and resources to
undertake PSS activities in their context.
*About MTaPS:* The USAID MTaPS program helps low- and middle-income
countries strengthen their pharmaceutical systems, pivotal to better health
outcomes and higher-performing health systems. The program is implemented
by a consortium of global and local partners, led by Management Sciences
for Health (MSH), a global health nonprofit. Visit www.mtapsprogram.org to
learn more.
More about the Regional workshop:
The objectives of the regional workshop's series are to:
1. Understand what local organisations are doing in regard to PSS in
the region, the needs they are seeking to address, and the PSS
development gaps they see.
2. Support local organisations to understand and apply PSS methods
used by MTaPS in education/training and/or systems strengthening
opportunities that these local organizations have mandate to do.
What: The series will be delivered over a series of three interactive
2-hour virtual workshops and structured around a peer-to-peer learning
format.
Topics include
regulatory systems strengthening, pharmacovigilance, antimicrobial resistance containment, governance, procurement and supply chain management, finance, gender and PSS, and health technological assessment.
When:
The sessions will be delivered virtually for East Africa: Tuesday,
Wednesday, and Thursday, February 28, March 1 and 2, 2023, from 4pm - 6pm
EAT).
For Whom:
The series will be open to all who are interested in PSS with a
particular focus on academia, local implementing partners, ministries of
health, and professional associations.
REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS:
1.To participate
Use this link
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/east-africa-pharmaceutical-systems-strengthening-skills-exchange-virtual-tickets-492835493227
to register to participate.
The deadline for registration is COB February
21, 2023 (EST).
2. To apply to give a Presentation
Fill the form available at this link https://forms.office.com/r/g1pKv10Pgd
if you would like your organisation to be considered to give a 10-minute
presentation at the Skills Exchange. The deadline for application is *COB
January 30, 2023 (EST)*. You will receive confirmation of your spot in the
workshop on a rolling basis, no later than COB February 3, 2023 (EST).
Certificates of attendance will be provided if you attend all three sessions.
For additional questions, please email Melissa Jiha at
mjiha@mtapsprogram.org or Dr. Andrew Brown at
anbrown@mtapsprogram.org
Andrew Brown
Program Delivery Group
Management Sciences for Health
Australia
anbrown@msh.org
anbrown@mtapsprogram.org