Annual English Technical
Briefing Seminar to be held in WHO Geneva.
The seminar is always oversubscribed so please get your application in on time - Sept 20!
We hope to see some E-Druggers at the next TBS!
The closing date for applications will be September 20th 2014.
Early applications are encouraged for people from countries who need to apply
for Schengen visas. Application details are below.
*WHO Technical Briefing Seminar on Essential Medicines and Health
Products 2014*
Geneva, 03rd November to 7th November 2014
Please find below the announcement of a one-week Technical Briefing
Seminar which will be organized by the Department of Essential Medicines
and Health Products (EMP) of WHO in Geneva in November. Similar briefing
seminars have been held annually since 1998.
The web site for the announcement and links to previous seminars is at
http://who.int/medicines/
The application form is available on the web at
http://who.int/medicines/
The closing date for applications will be September 20th 2014. Early
applications are encouraged for people from countries who need to apply
for Schengen visas.
The programme, as previously, will include updates on among other
topics, Access and rational use of Health Technologies, Health
Technologies Assessment and Universal Health Coverage, National
medicines policies and Health Systems, National supply chain, building
regulatory capacities and prequalification of medicines and health
technologies, Global issues and emerging challenges related to access to
medical products of quality, WHO Strategy for working with countries and
partnership, Country Pharmaceutical Sector Profiles and information
resources.
A more specific agenda will be made available shortly.
The seminar is aimed at national government officials working in
pharmaceuticals department, WHO and other UN staff working on Access to
Medicines programmes, NGO and pharmaceutical company staff and
academics. Every year a mixture of participants are selected who ensure
that there is active participation and discussion in all sessions. The
PowerPoint slides and the resource documents are made available to all
participants and are posted on the web site.
This year's seminar will be facilitated by Dr Christophe Rérat and other
senior staff members at WHO, with input from country programme officers
and advisers.
Participation at the seminar is free of charge but participants will
have to arrange for and finance their own travel, board and lodging.
Further information can be obtained from:
Miss Karina Reyes Moya
Department of Essential Medicines
and Health Products (HIS/EMP/)
Policy, Access and Use Team (PAU)
World Health Organization
20, Avenue Appia 1211
Geneva Tel:+41 22 79 13533
E-mail: reyesmoyak@who.int
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