[Switzerland] Master in International Health - Swiss Tropical Institute

Degree, Credits
Within the Master in International Health (MIH) curriculum of TropEd candidates will receive 3,0 credit points for this Advanced Course.

Location
Ifakara, Tanzania http://www.healthtrainingifakara.org/

Objectives/Content
To enable health professionals to understand and apply the concepts and principles of essential medicines and rational medicine management with a focus on the diseases of poverty HIV/Aids, malaria and tuberculosis, to recognise the need for a national and international medicine policy
environment, to improve knowledge and skills and to gain practical field experience for rational medicine management within different health system contexts.

Course topics:

  • Historic milestones and current global medicine situation in different health care systems
  • Concept of essential medicines and its relevance in primary health care
  • Concept and principles of rational medicine management in pluralistic and reforming
    health systems
  • Roles of different stakeholders including health workers, traditional healers, research
    organisations and the pharmaceutical industry
  • The international context, global treaties and national medicine policy
  • Treatment guidelines, essential medicine lists and personal medicine lists
  • Patterns of medicine use, strategies for the promotion of rational medicine use, community medicine use
  • Antimicrobial resistance and approaches for containment Medicine quality and quality assurance
  • Rational management of HIV/Aids, malaria and tuberculosis related treatment within their respective global initiatives
  • Framework and components of a medicine supply system including procurement and distribution
  • Elements of medicine costs, affordability and financing options
  • Critical medicine information management

Profile
Health professionals and managers with experience (at least two years) in the health sector and in the pharmaceutical sector.

Next Beginning
5 - 16 November 2007
Appl. Deadline
31 August 2007
Duration
2 weeks

Coordinator
Dr. Karin Wiedenmayer (STI), Dr. Reinhard Huss (Nuffield)
Methods
The course combines lectures, in-depth discussions of case studies, short presentations,
small group exercises and field visits. The course is highly participatory and participants
will be exposed to a wide range of international experiences and materials.
Course fee

The total course fee is CHF 2300.- (Swiss Francs) including tuition, accommodation/full board and must be paid 8 weeks before the start of the course. This sum includes the registration fee (CHF 100.-) which is due at the moment of acceptance. If a participant does not attend the course, the registration fee cannot be reimbursed. If cancellation is less than 4 weeks before beginning of the course an additional fee of CHF 500.- will be charged. Cost for international flights must be added.
Scholarship
A few scholarships for applicants from lowand middle-income countries are available.
For further
information
Please contact
the Course-Secretariat,
Swiss Tropical Institute,
P.O. Box, CH - 4002 Basel, Switzerland
Tel: +41 (0)61 284 82 80
Fax: +41 (0)61 284 81 06,
E-mail: courses-sti@unibas.ch
Internet: http://www.sti.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/Pdfs/tnt/rmm-ifakara-2006.pdf

Category: Graduate-Master, Switzerland

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