OVERVIEW OF THE COURSE ON DRUG POLICY ISSUES FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES November 28th to December 10th

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OVERVIEW OF THE COURSE ON DRUG POLICY ISSUES FOR
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
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Components of Course

• National Drug Policy Process,
• Procurement Issues, Production Issues, Donations,
  
• Indicators for Monitoring of National Drug
  Policies.
• Legislation and Regulatory Issues and experiences
• Selection, Formularies, Promoting Rational Drug
  Use
• Financing Options, Role of Private Sector,
• Pharmaco-economics and Drug Pricing
• Human Resources and Pharmaceuticals,
• Impact of Global treaties TRIPS ICH
• NDP Implementation Issues
• Public Health issues and drug policies

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Method of Organization of Course

• Participants will be organized in groups and will
  have ample opportunities for in depth discussions
  and sharing of experiences.
• There will be field visits and social activities
  to broaden the range of experiences in the
  course.
• A varied faculty will expose participants to a
  range of viewpoints and opinions.
• Expect contradictory opinions!

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OBJECTIVES

• 1)Discuss the different processes to develop a
  national drug policy.
• 2) Manage the development of a national essential
  drug list, standard treatment guidelines and a
  national formulary.
• 3) Understand various procurement options
  including donations.
• 4) Discuss production issues and quality issues
• 5) Compare and discuss different financing
  options including the different roles of the
  public and private sectors.

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Objectives (contd)

• 6) Assess mechanisms and options for regulatory
  controls of the pharmaceutical sector.
• 7) Discuss the assessment of drug use practices
  and decide which interventions are most likely to
  be effective in improving drug use in primary
  care and in hospitals.
• 8) Rapidly assess and monitor a national
  pharmaceutical sector.
• 9) Address human resource planning and
  development in the pharmaceutical sector.
• 10) Consider intersectoral collaboration issues
  and the drug policy issues.

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Group Learning Process

• Everybody comes with valuable experiences. Even
  negative experiences are useful!
• Faculty come to share their experiences and
  questions
• By dialoguing with faculty and other
  participants, learning occurs
• Everything depends on getting to know fellow
  participants and faculty!

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Daily Structure of Course

• 0900 am - 0930 am 30 minutes Review of previous
  day
• 0930 am - 1000 am 30 minutes Introductory
  lecture to topic
• 1000 am - 1135 am 90 minutes Small group
  discussions
• including break
• 1130 am - 1230 pm 60 minutes Plenary
  discussion.
• 1230 pm - 0200 pm Lunch
• 0200 pm - 0230 pm 30 minutes Review of topic.
• 0230 pm - 0400 pm 90 minutes Small group
  discussion
• including break
• 0400 pm - 0500 pm 60 minutes Plenary
  discussion.