[india-drug] ARV Drug Supply Management Training, Pretoria, South Africa

["BeckmannM" <Beckmannm@aa4a.co.za>]

ARV Drug Supply Management Training, Pretoria, South Africa
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3 June -16 June 2007

Background

The advent of ARV's has led to a revolution in the management of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in both the developed and developing countries.  The supply chain management philosophy is becoming increasingly important in the success of HIV/AIDS treatment programs.  In developing countries in particular, treatment programs have been slow in rolling out due to among other things, insufficient skills to effectively manage the HIV/AIDS programs at national level.  

IDA Solutions seeks to enhance access to essential medicines by improving pharmaceutical management skills and increasing local capacity in low- and middle-income countries. IDA Solutions (IS) works with public and private sector partners at national and international levels. 

In Pretoria, South Africa; ARV Access for Africa (AA4A), a subsidiary of IDA Solutions, The Netherlands; provide courses in "Supply Chain Management of HIV/AIDS Medicines and Supplies".

Course Objectives

To provide training in the areas of; planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating the procurement and supply management of ARV delivery projects.

Specifics of the course are to:

* Expose participants to issues specific to planning the procurement &  distribution of ARVs
* Provide program managers with skill in program planning and management, and to teach how  to apply those skills in their own country 
* Provide practical tools to decision-makers in essential drugs programs to improve their level of performance 
* Exchange views and experiences amongst senior decision-makers

Curriculum Overview

1.	Infrastructure
2.	Planning & budgeting
3.	Intro to ARV pharmacy
4.	Quality assurance
5.	Diagnostics
6.	National infrastructure & assessment of current system
7.	Legal issues
8.	Financing: Intro and global financing mechanisms
9.	Project management
10.	Procurement
11.	Procurement planning
12.	Selection
13.	Supplier selection & prequalification
14.	Quantification
15.	Reception & quality control
16.	Summary & challenges
17.	Storage & distribution
18.	Supply chain planning
19.	Stores management
20.	Distribution planning
21.	Challenges at stores
22.	SCM plan
23.	Program planning
24.	Financial mgmt: budgets
25.	Communication
26.	Human resources management
27.	Monitoring & evaluation
28.	Rational use
29.	SCM plan presentations
30.	Summary, wrap up

In Summary
 
The course is highly interactive, with presentations by international experts, facilitated group exercises, discussions and field visits. Participants are taken on a guided tour of Ndlovu Clinic, located in a rural area, where care is provided to the community.  The clinic is a role model for ARV roll-out n resource-poor settings in South Africa, nd the rest of the world.   

There is a visit to a major Distribution Centre that concentrates on Sub Sahara Africa for Pharmaceutical deliveries as a practical example on procurement, distribution and supply management.  

Target Participants

The course is aimed at ARV program managers, physicians, pharmacists, health systems managers, procurement and distribution managers.   

Expected Outcome
 
After completing the two-week course, participants will be well equipped with practical skills to address challenges common in the supply chain management of ARV's in HIV/AIDS programs.     

Fees and costs

The course fee will be Euro 3 200 (three thousand two hundred euros).
The fee includes:

* Transfer to/from Johannesburg International Airport
* Hotel accommodation (single occupancy)
* Three meals a day including the weekend meals at the hotel.
* Tuition fee and materials

Participants are expected to secure their own funding for transport (International flights) to and from Johannesburg International Airport.
  
For additional information, please visit our website at www.aa4a.co.za or contact:

ARV Access for Africa (Pty) Ltd
TEL +27 12 460 0914
E-mail: melinda@aa4a.co.za or beckmannm@aa4a.co.za

IDA Solutions and AA4A thank the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Johnson & Johnson Health Care Training Fund, WHO & UNICEF for their generous contribution to the development of this curriculum.

Mel Beckmann                      
Training & Research Assistant
ARV Access for Africa-
78 Hazelwood Street
Menlo Park
0081
Pretoria
South Africa
+27 12 460 0914
+27 (0)82 463 1092
+27 12 460 0914
beckmannm@aa4a.co.za
www.aa4a.co.za