[afro-nets] Supply Chain Management of HIV/AIDS Medicines & Supplies

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

ARV Drug Supply Management Training, Pretoria, South Africa

Course: ARV Drug Supply Management Training

Location: Pretoria, South Africa

Date: 3 to 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 ARV’s
*         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 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, 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 Euros3 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:

http://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.

Mrs Annelize Jooste 
Training & Research Assistant
ARV Access for Africa-
78 Hazelwood Street
Menlo Park
0081
Pretoria
South Africa
Tel: +27 12 460 0914
Fax: +27 12 346 1196
mailto:annelize@aa4a.co.za