E-DRUG: WHO Technical Briefing Seminar on Essential Medicines and Health Products for French speaking people.
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Geneva, 01 - 05 June 2020
Please find below the announcement of a one-week Technical Briefing Seminar which will be organized by the Division of Medicines and Health Products (MHP) of WHO in Geneva the first week of June.
Similar technical briefing seminars have been held annually since 1998.
The web site for the announcement and links to previous seminars is at
<http://www.who.int/medicines/technical_briefing/tbs/en/>
The application form is available on the web at
<http://www.who.int/medicines/technical_briefing/formulaire/en/>
The closing date for applications will be April 08th, 2020.
Early applications are encouraged for people from countries who need to apply for Schengen visas.
The programme, as previously, will include updates on among other topics, Access and rational use of Health Technologies, Health Technologies Assessment and Universal Health Coverage, National medicines policies and Health Systems, National supply chain, Building regulatory capacities and prequalification of medicines and health technologies, Global issues and emerging challenges related to access to medical products of quality, WHO Strategy for working with countries and partnership, and information resources.
A specific agenda will be made available via the web site.
The seminar is aimed at national government officials working in pharmaceuticals areas, WHO and other UN staff working on Access to Medicines programmes, International Organizations and NGOS, civil society and academics.
Every year a mixture of participants are selected who ensure that there is active participation and discussion in all sessions.
PowerPoint slides and the resource documents are made available to all participants and are posted on the web site.
The seminar will be facilitated by Dr Christophe Rerat and other senior staff members at WHO, with input from country programme officers and advisers.
Participation at the seminar is free of charge but participants will have to arrange for and finance their own travel, board and lodging.
Further information can be obtained from:
<mailto:reratc@who.int>
Carinne Bruneton E-med
<carinne.bruneton@hotmail.fr>