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1 DrugInfo Moldova is a Moldavian non-profit,
non-governmental organization registered in
February 8 1995.
- The Mission of DrugInfo Moldova is to work for
improving public health, building and developing
the sector of non-profit public organizations in
Moldova and other republics of New Independent
States. -
2DrugInfo Moldova carries out its mission through
the development and implementation of the
programs in the field of
- Promotion of the Rational Drug Use and Essential
Drugs Concepts
- Providing information and consulting services
through the independent Drug Information Center
- Prevention HIV/AIDS, TB and other diseases of
poverty
- Issue independent drug Bulletin MEDEX
- Doing research and surveys
- Conducting trainings and workshops for health
workers, teenagers and consumers
- Working at the capacity and sustainability
building of an NGO in Moldova and New Independent
States
3Essential Drug Concept and Rational Drug Use
- WHO Essential Drug Concept has been implemented
into the practical health care by the support of
DrugInfo Moldova.
4Information service for health careprofessionals
and public
- The aim of the DrugInfo Center is to provide
information on
- Answers to inquiries on drug use
- Distribution materials about drugs interaction
- Drugs identification
- Publishing information about medicines removed
from the market
- Adverse Drug reaction
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5Independent drug Bulletin "Medex
- Since January 1996, when the first issue of the
Bulletin was published 55 issues of the bulletin,
circulation 1,500 samples, were distributed
free-of-charge. -
- Since 1997, DrugInfo Moldova is a member of
Independent Society of Drug Bulletins (ISDB).
6" Children and Medicines "
- Main goal Children Drug Education based on "Ten
Guiding Principles For Teaching Children and
Adolescents About Medicines ", developed by the
USA Pharmacopoeia - The group of the trainers of the students of
14-17 years is prepared for realization of survey
and training at the schools.
- DrugInfo Moldova works on this project since
1998.
7Rational Antibiotic Use
- DrugInfo Moldova works on the improving
antibiotics use in Moldova through workshops
conducting, free manual on Antibiotics Use
distribution, surveys conducted among
physicians, pharmacists and parents. - Counterparts
- Alliance Prudent Use of Antibiotics - APUA
- United States Pharmacopoeia - MSH
- Karolinska Institute, IHCAR
8Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network
- Networking Meeting on Essential Drugs in New
Independent States May 28 June 2, 2000,
Chisinau, Moldova.
- Representatives of churches, nongovernmental and
governmental organizations from Moldova, Ukraine,
Russia, Armenia and Tajikistan.
- Three main issues were presented
- Essential Drugs Concept and Rational Drug Use
Concept
- Humanitarian Drugs Assistance
- Independent Drug Information
9 Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network
- As a Country Focal Point DrugInfo Moldova
translates and disseminates a Newsletter
PharmaLink in Russian for churches,
nongovernmental and governmental organizations in
New Independent States.
10" Massive Effort Against Diseases of Poverty in
Moldova. Access to Medicines".
- On December 6, 2001, Ecumenical
- Pharmaceutical Network, DrugInfo Moldova,
- and International Dispensary Association
- held one-day workshop
- Main goal of the workshop was to increase
awareness of Moldovas society about diseases of
poverty and sustain access to essential
medicines.
11Community Initiatives in HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis
and Essential Drugs
- On 26th February 1st March 2002
- DrugInfo Moldova and the Institut
- Panafricain de Santé Communautaire
- supported by the World Council of Churches
- conducted this workshop for 30 health care
workers, social workers and churches
representatives from Moldova.
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12The objective of the workshop
- to facilitate church communities and
professionals in church-related programmes in the
establishment of initiatives to combat the
HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis (Tb) epidemics and to
implement a rational use of essential drugs.
13Drug Donation initiative for TB hospitals
- In March 2002 Ortodox Church of Moldova
- together with Country Focal Point of the
- Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network in NIS
- Drugnfo Moldova distributed a drug donation
- to the TB patients in 2 hospitals of Edinet
- district and Soroca district.
14Drug and Therapeutic Committee Course
- Management Sciences For Health, Rational
Pharmaceutical Management Plus (MSH RPM Plus),
United States Pharmacopoeia (USP), American
International Health Alliance (AIHA) and DrugInfo
Moldova organized on June 24- July 3 the first
training in NIS countries on establishing drug
and therapeutic committee in the health care
system.
15First Drug Informational Centers Study Tour in
NIS
- On September the 8th - 14th 2002 ZdravPlus, the
Academy of Educational Development and DrugInfo
Moldova with the support of USAID organized a
Study Tour for Drug Informational Centers from
Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan in Moldova
16Adverse drug reaction reporting
- DrugInfo Moldova works on awareness campaign
about adverse drug reaction on medicines since
1998 year with collaboration with KILEN Sweden
Institute for consumers right. - In May 2002 DrugInfo Moldova participated in the
World Health Assemble in the workshop on consumer
reporting role in the monitoring system of
adverse drug reaction that was organized by WHO,
Upsaala Monitoring Center and KILEN.
17Training in rational drug use
- Rational Drug Use concept
- Essential Drugs List
- Ethical Criteria for Drug Promotion
- Unethical Drug Promotion
- Guidelines for Drug Donations
- How to produce a Drug Bulletin
- Patient Counseling, and Patients Rights
18Training for Nonprofit Organizations
- NGO Management
- Management of Volunteers
- Training for Trainers - TOT
- Strategic Planning
- Project Design
- Relations between NGO and Government, Business
and Mass Media
- Effective communications and conflict Management
- Facilitators skills developing
- Good Governance Developing