E-DRUG: WHO/EDM-UNICEF Technical Briefing Seminar No 10
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Geneva, 19 September - 23 September 2005
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Dear all,
Please find below the announcement of a one-week Technical Briefing
Seminar which will be organized jointly by the Department of Medicines
Policy and Standards (PSM) and the Department of Technical Cooperation
for Essential Drugs and Traditional Medicine (TCM) of WHO in Geneva
later this year. Similar briefing seminars have been held annually
since 1998.
The programme, as previously, will include updates on the Global Fund,
the UN pre-qualification project, updates of the 2004 Meeting of WHO
Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations and
the 2005 Meeting of the WHO Expert Committee on the Selection and Use of
Essential Medicines, rational use of medicines, and the implications of
international trade agreements. A more specific agenda will be made
available shortly.
This year's seminar will be facilitated by Dr Richard Laing, WHO/PSM,
and by Dr Zafar Mirza, Regional Adviser for the WHO Eastern
Mediterranean region.
Participation at the seminar is free of charge but participants will
have to arrange for and finance their own travel, board and lodging.
Requests for application forms can be sent to:
Mrs A Wilberforce, WHO/PSM/PAR, 1211 Geneva, fax 41-22-7914167, or
e-mail wilberforcea@who.int
Further details are below.
Dr Hans V. Hogerzeil MD, PhD, FRCP (Edin)
Mrs Malebona Matsoso
Directors
Department of Medicines Policy and Standards
Department of Technical Cooperation for Essential Drugs and Traditional Medicine
World Health Organization, 1211 Geneva 27
Tel: 41.22.791.3528, Fax: 41.22.791.4730
Tel: 41.22.791.1458, Fax: 41.22.791.4167