WHO/UNICEF Technical Briefing Seminar
on Essential Medicines Policies,
1-5 November 2010,
World Health Organization Headquarters, Geneva.
M-505, M Building
WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
Facilitation: Dr Krisantha Weerasuriya, EMP/MAR
Global issues
09:00-09:45
Health and access to medicines as a human right
Dr Hans Hogerzeil, Director EMP
9:45-10:30
Good Governance for Medicines
Dr Guitelle Baghdadi-Sabeti, EMP/MAR
10:30-10:45 Coffee
Medicine prices and financing strategies
10:45-11:30
Financing essential medicines in low-and middle income countries: future directions and opportunities
Dr Dele Olawale Abegunde, EMP/MAR
11:30 - 12:15
Medicine prices and availability, evidence for policy
Mrs Alexandra Cameron, EMP/MAR
12:15-14:00 Lunch
Facilitation: Dr Dele Olawal Abegunde, EMP/MAR
Collaboration with countries
14:00-14:30
WHO strategy for working with and in countries
Dr Gilles Forte, EMP/MPC
14:30-15:15
Southern African Regional Programme on Access to Medicines: process and challenges of collaboration
Dr Aarti Patel, South Africa
15:15-15:45
Discussion
15:45-16:00 Coffee
16:00-17:00
Quality control assurance for blood products and related biologicals
Dr Lembit Rago for Dr Ana Padilla, EMP/QSM
Evening ***EMP/WHO Reception***M Cafeteria