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WHO/UNICEF
Technical Briefing Seminar
on Essential Medicines Policies

	Venue: WHO Headquarters, Geneva, Room M-105 Dates: 18 September-22 September 2006
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Monday 18 September 2006 Facilitators: Dr Richard Laing and Dr Hans V. Hogerzeil
Registration	08.45-09.00	Room M-105, Annex M (1st floor)
Introduction
	09.00-09.30	Welcome - Objectives of the Seminar Dr Hans V. Hogerzeil, Director PSM
	09.30-10.15	Introduction of participants: Gallery of experts Dr Richard Laing
	10.15-10.45	Coffee
	10.45-11.00	Seminar overview and administration Dr Shanthi Pal and Mrs Helen Tata
	11.00-12.00	PSM and TCM roles and responsibilities in implementing the WHO Medicines Strategy
		Dr Hans Hogerzeil, Director PSM	PSM Strategic Direction 2006-2007
		Dr Gilles Forte, TCM	TCM: Roles and responsibilities in implementing the WHO Medicines Strategy 2004-2007
Information Resources
	12.00-12.30	Mr Claude Da Re, Mrs Kath Hurst, Mrs Christine Encrenaz and Mrs Daniela Bagozzi, Mrs Catherine Roch, Mr Thiago Miranda, Mr Jörg Hetzke	WHO Medicines Documentation Centre WHO Essential Medicines Library Information products: medicines http://picasa.google.fr/Access to global health information Online: WHO Medicines Website: http://www.who.int/medicines/ WHO Medicines Publications and Documentation System: http://www.who.int/medicinedocs/ WHO Essential Medicines Library http://mednet3.who.int/EMLib/ WHO Bookshop: http://www.who.int/bookorders
	12.30-14.00	Lunch
National Drug Policies (Facilitator: Dr Richard Laing)
	14.00-14.30	National Medicines Policies Dr Richard Laing, PSM/PAR	National Medicines Policies
Monitoring
	14.30-15.30	Indicators on pharmaceutical situations Dr Daisy Carandang, TCM/DAP	Using indicators to measure country pharmaceutical situations
	15.30-15.45	Tea
Selection of Essential Medicines
	15.45-17.15	Update 2005 WHO Model List of Essential Medicines Selection, evidence-based approach including harmonization of medicines lists for reproductive health Dr Sue Hill, PSM/PAR	Selection of essential medicines
	17.30-19.00	RECEPTION (Classic Cocktail) with PSM & TCM staff members (WHO Restaurant, Main Building )
Tuesday 19 September 2006				Top of page
What is Quality? (Facilitator: Dr Richard Laing)
	09.00-10.45	Medicine/Drug regulation and quality assurance WHO normative functions in the field of pharmaceuticals Dr Lembit Rägo, PSM/QSM	WHO’s Role in Assuring the Quality Safety and Efficacy of Medicines: Introduction
		Dr Sabine Kopp, PSM/QSM	Drug Regulation and Quality Assurance: - WHO normative functions in the field of pharmaceuticals
	10.45-11-00	Coffee
	11.00-11.30	Dr Anna Padilla, PSM/QSD	Norms and Standards Blood Products & in vitro Diagnostic Devices
	11.30-12.30	Counterfeit issues and regulatory capacity Dr Valerio Reggi (PSM/QSM) and Mr Alain Pratt (TCM)	Impact: a WHO initiative to combat counterfeit medicines Strengthening national drug regulatory capacity
	12.30-14.00	Lunch
Prequalification
	14.00-15.30	Prequalification of essential medicines Dr Lembit Rägo, Dr Matthias Stahl, PSM/QSM	Prequalification of essential medicines
	15.30-15.45	Tea
Traditional Medicine
	15.45-17.00	International Regulatory Cooperation for Herbal Medicines (IRCH) Dr Xiaorui Zhang, TCM/TRM	International Regulatory Cooperation on Proper Use of Traditional Medicine
	17.00-17.15	Sign up to choose Hot Topics for Thursday 21 September
	Evening	Dinner, Geneva (Optional: all have to pay for themselves: sorry!)
Wednesday 20 September 2006				Top of page
What is Access? Panel Presentation and Discussion (Facilitator Dr Richard Laing)
	09.00-11.30	Access framework, HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria
		Dr Marthe Everard, PSM/PAR	Access to Essential Medicines
		Dr Richard Laing for Mr Hugo Vrakking, GDF-TB	Securing timely access to quality, affordable TB drugs
		Ms Elisabetta Molari, Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria	Access to HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Medicines
		Dr Vincent Habiyambere, HTM/HIV	AMDS Contribution to the Technical Briefing Seminar
		Mr Boniface Fundafunda (UNICEF-SD)	Access UNICEF
		Dr Maryse Dugué, Malaria Medicines and Supplies Service	Access to medicines: antimalarials
		Mrs Helen Tata, TCM/MPM	Access framework HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria
	10.30-10.45	Coffee
	10.45-11.30	Discussion
Essential Medicines as a Human Right
	11.30-12.30	Essential Medicines as a Human Right Dr Hans Hogerzeil, Director PSM	Access to essential medicines as part of the fulfilment of the Right to Health
	12.30-14.00	Lunch
Medicine Prices and Financing (Facilitator Dr Clive Ondari)
	14.00-15.15	Medicine prices, WHO/NGO Price Survey Methodology Dr Richard Laing, PSM/PAR Dr Gilles Forte, TCM/DAP	Medicines prices: measurement and findings in countries
	15.15-15.30	Tea
Safety
	15.30-17.00	Pharmacovigilance: New challenges for WHO Dr Mary Couper, Dr Shanthi Pal, PSM/QSM	WHO Programme for International Drug Monitoring : ensuring the safety of medicines
Thursday 21 September 2006				Top of page
Technical Collaboration with Regions and Countries (Facilitator: Ms Precious Matsoso)
	09.00-09.30	WHO TCM strategy for working with and in countries Mrs Precious Matsoso, Director, TCM	Working with Countries and Regions
	09.30-10.45	Strategy for working with countries - regional and sub-regional perspective and experiences Ms Nelly Marin, AMRO	Essential Medicines in the Americas: Regional and sub-regional perspective and experiences
	10.45-11.00	Coffee
	11.00-12.30	Strategy for working in countries - country perspective and experiences NPOs AFRO, AMRO, WPRO, Mrs Helen Tata, TCM	Evaluation and Monitoring of Country Implementation of Work:Addressing Common Problems WHO Medicines Work in Countries: The Uganda Example
	12.30-14.00	Lunch
Hot Topics (based on participants' interest)
Dr Guitelle Baghdadi, PAR		Corruption, a major barrier to access to medicines
Dr Guitelle Baghdadi, PAR		Ethical Criteria for Promotion of Medicines Codes and Regulations
Dr Raffaella Balocco, QSM		International Nonproprietary Name (INN) Programme
Dr Marther Everard, PAR Mrs Helen Tata, TCM		Summary [e-drug Discussion]
Dr Sue Hill, PAR		Essential medicines for children
Dr Vijay Thawani, India		Monitoring use of WHO name and logo in medicine promotion in India
Dr Richard Laing, PAR Dr Robert Ogenyi, Botswana		On hunger, transport costs and waiting time: challenges to ARV adherence in three African countries
Dr Gitanjali Batmanabane		Assuring quality in Medicines: The JIPMER Experience
Friday 22 September 2006 (Facilitator: Dr Hans V. Hogerzeil)				Top of page
Global Issues
	09.00-10.00	Intellectual property rights, trade agreements and access to medicines: WHO's mandate and strategy in the implementation of the TRIPS Agreement and the Doha Declaration. Dr German Velasquez, TCM	Trade, TRIPS and access to medicines
What is Rational Medicine Use?
	10.00-12.30	Promoting rational medicine Dr Kathleen Holloway, PSM/PAR	Rational Use of Drugs: an Overview
	10.45-11.00	Coffee
	12.30	Closure Dr Hans V. Hogerzeil Mrs Precious Matsoso
	14.00	Additional time for sessions, individual appointments with TCM/PSM staff