E-DRUG: WHO/EDM Technical Briefing documents
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[crossposted from DRUGINFO, the South African E-drug.
Thanks Andy for spotting this! WB]
Hi all
The WHO/EDM Technical briefing was again held this year from 30
September to 4 October 2002 - the seminar "is intended for technical
advisers and field staff of WHO, UNICEF, other UN and bilateral agencies
and non-governmental organizations active in pharmaceutical and health
sector support programmes in developing countries". The presentations
amde therefore represent a comprehensive "sate of the art" collection -
these can be accessed from the EDM web site at
http://www.who.int/medicines/organization/par/briefing/tbs.shtml
Here is the listing - each topic is available for downloading as a
Power Point file (to download one of these presentations to print it,
right-click on the title of the presentation and "Save target as" to
your own hard-drive):
Introduction
1. 25 Years of Essential Drugs/Medicines - Impact & Challenges
Selection of Essential Medicines
1. WHO Model List of Essential Medicines: Update 2002
What is access?
1. Access to essential medicines
2. Access to HIV/AIDS medicines
3. Access to antimalarial medicines
3. Access to anti-TB medicines: The GDF
Procurement and supply
1. Medicine procurement, supply and distribution
What is quality?
1. Medicine/Drug regulation and quality assurance
2. Pre-qualification of antiretroviral medicines
3. Assessment of regulatory capacity at country level
Medicine Prices and Financing
1. Differential Pricing
2. WHO/NGO Price Survey Methodology
3. Generic Policies
What is rational medicine use
1. Promoting rational medicine use
Country programmes
1. Country programmes
Open session
1. Monitoring medicines donations
2. Delhi Society for promotion of rational use of drugs
Global issues
1. Global Medicines Funds, International Coordination
2. Impact of globalisation, international trade agreements, Doha
For further information please contact: hogerzeilh@who.int or
grayr@who.int
regards
Andy