WHO/UNICEF Technical Briefing Seminar
on Essential Medicines Policies,
29 October - 2 November 2012,
World Health Organization Headquarters, Geneva.
Salle A
TUESDAY, 30 October 2012
Facilitation: Dr Richard Laing, EMP/MPC
09:00-09:45
Innovation and Access:
Intersection of Public Health and Intellectual Property
Zafar Mirza, IER/PHI and Peter Beyer, IER/PHI
Part I - Panel presentation on medicines supply systems
09:45-10:45
Access framework and challenges in medicines supply
Richard Laing, EMP/MPC
UNICEF Medicines Supply Strengthening
Mr Henrik Nielsen, UNICEF
Malaria Medicines & Diagnostics
A Bosman, HTM/GMP
AIDs Medicines and Diagnostics Services
Boniface Dongmo Nguimfack, HTM/HIV
Improving country access to antiTB drugs
Andrea de Lucia, HTM/TBP (Global Drug Facility, Stop TB Partnership Secretariat)
10:45-11:00 Tea/Coffee break
11:00-12:00
Discussion
12:30-14:00 Lunch break – including Open Session on Partnership for Quality Medical Donations (PQMD)
Part II - Panel presentation medicines supply systems
Facilitation: Richard Laing, EMP/MPC
14:00-15:30
Global Fund Procurement Support Services-Voluntary Pooled Procurement and Capacity Building Services
Mariatou Tala-Yallow, PMU/GF
Global Fund policies on procurement and on price and quality reporting
Sophie Logez, PMU/GF
Mechanism for scaling up access to medicines & diagnostics for HIV, TB & Malaria
Brenda Waning, UNITAID
15:30-15:45 Tea/Coffee break
15:45-17:00
Discussion