[india-drug] ARV Drug Supply Management Training, Pretoria, South Africa (1)

["Annelize Jooste" <Annelize@aa4a.co.za>]

ARV Drug Supply Management Training, Pretoria, South Africa (1)
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Course: ARV Drug Supply Management Training

Location: Pretoria, South Africa

Date: 3 - 14 September 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:

*         Infrastructure
*         Planning & budgeting
*         Intro to ARV pharmacy
*         Quality assurance
*         Diagnostics
*        National infrastructure & assessment of current system Legal issues

Financing: Intro and global financing mechanisms Project management Procurement Procurement planning Selection Supplier selection & prequalification Quantification Reception & quality control Summary & challenges Storage & distribution Supply chain planning Stores management Distribution planning Challenges at stores SCM plan Program planning Financial mgmt: budgets Communication Human resources management Monitoring & evaluation Rational use SCM plan presentations 

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, and 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. 
Some of our Course Facilitators:

*         Prof Rob Summers, BSc Pharm, BSc Hon, MSc, PhD 
                International Consultant and Head of the School of Pharmacy, 
                University of  Limpopo â Medunsa Campus, South Africa

*         Dr Wilbert Bannenberg, MD, MPH
          International Public Health Consultant and Medical Doctor, The Netherlands

*         Andy Gray, B Pharm, MSc(Pharm), FPS. International Consultant and  
          Senior Lecturer, Department of Therapeutics and Medicines 
          Management, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of 
          KwaZulu-Natal South Africa

 *         Celestine Kumire, B Pharm (Hons), MA (Strategic Studies), MBA
          International Consultant in Pharmaceutical Supply Chain  Management 
          and Capacity Building, Project Manager, ARV Access for Africa. 
          South Africa / Zimbabwe

*         Christoff Kruger, BSc Pharm, MSc Med(Pharm)
          Training Coordinator, ARV Access for Africa, South Africa

Fees and costs: 
The course fee will be â3 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 <http://mail.google.com/mail/www.aa4a.co.za>  or contact: 
ARV Access for Africa (Pty) Ltd
Tel:  +27 12 460 0914
E-mail: melinda@aa4a.co.za or annelize@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.

From :
Annelize Jooste
Training & Research Assistant
ARV Access for Africa- 
78 Hazelwood Street
Menlo Park -0081
Pretoria, South Africa