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8:30AM-10:00AM
Plenary Session #1
Enhancing Access to Medicines (Room: Adae Kesie)
Moderator: Professor Kwame Sarpong, Provost, School of Medical Sciences, Ghana

• SEAM Presentation on Access
  David Ofori-Adjei, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Ghana
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• The Need and Opportunities for Regional Collaboration in West Africa to Improve Access to Medicines (en français)
  Moussa Maiga, West African Health Organization, Burkina Faso
   
• Increasing Access to Medicines: Linking International and Country Policy Responses
  Saul Walker, DFID, UK; Martha Gyansa-Lutterodt, Ghana National Drugs Programme, MOH, Ghana
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• Making Access to Medicines Everyone's Business: The EPN Pharmaceutical Access Guidelines
  Eva Ombaka, Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network, Kenya
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• Discussion
   
• SEAM Conference Overview
  John Vivalo, MSH, USA

10:00AM-10:30AM
Break

10:30AM-12:00PM
Parallel Track Presentations

Track #1 -- Models for Enhancing Drug Access through Private- and Multi-Sector Initiatives Utilizing Drug/Chemical Sellers (Room: Adae Kesie)
Co-Moderators: Margareth Ndomondo-Sigonda and Alex Banful

1. Using a Holistic Approach to Transform Private Sector Drug Outlets: The Tanzania Experience
   Romuald Mbwasi, MSH, Tanzania
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2. The Chemical Seller Franchise Model: CAREshops in Ghana
   Danny Mensah, GSMF Enterprises Ltd., Ghana
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3. The Child and Family Wellness Shops Micro-Franchise System: A Private Sector Model for Improving Access to Essential Medicines
   Julius Ombogo, SHEF, Kenya
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4. Improving Access or Just Pushing Drugs? The Importance of Monitoring Quality of Care
   John Chalker, MSH, UK
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5. Panel and General Discussion

Track #2 -- Pharmaceutical Service Quality Assurance and Adherence Strategies for Resource-Limited Environments—Part 1 (Room: Damba 1)
Co-Moderators: David Ofori-Adjei and Bannet Ndyanabangi

1. A Trilogy on Patient Adherence to Therapy
   David Ofori-Adjei, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana
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2. Development and Implementation of Standard Operating Procedures to Improve the Quality of Pharmaceutical Services in Support of Antiretroviral Therapy: Experiences from Kenya and Zambia
   Michael Thuo, MSH, Kenya; Oliver Hazemba, MSH, Zambia
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3. TB Patient Packs: The Kenya Experience
   Samuel Gitau Kinyanjui, National Leprosy and TB Control Programme, Kenya
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4. Panel and General Discussion

Track #3 -- Access and Patient Safety: Pharmacovigilance and Information Reporting (Room: Damba 2)
Co-Moderators: Alexander Dodoo and Dora Akunyili

1. Practical Approaches to Safety Monitoring in Resource-Constrained Environments
   Alexander Dodoo, National Centre for Pharmacovigilance, Ghana
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2. Increasing Access and Patient Safety: Contradiction in Terms?
   Ralph Edwards, WHO Collaborating Centre for International Drug Monitoring, Sweden
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3. Is the Time Ripe for a Global Anti-Counterfeiting Commission?
   Dora Akunyili, NAFDAC, Nigeria
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4. Panel and General Discussion

Track #4 -- Innovative Approaches to Enhanced Policy, Regulatory, and Management Effectiveness (Room: Kundum)
Co-Moderators: Joe Nyoagbe and Joseph Serutoke

1. Implementing Policy Changes in Support of Program Needs: The Case of Malaria
   Gladys Tetteh, MSH, Kenya
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2. Audit of Pharmaceutical Services to Determine Compliance of State Facilities with Legislation Relating to the Supply of Medicines
   Bada Pharasi, MSH, South Africa
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3. The Use of Public Education as a Regulatory Tool to Improve Quality of Pharmaceutical Service Provision in a Developing Country
   Robert Puni, Pharmacy Council, Ghana
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4. The Media as a Tool to Improve Pharmaceutical Services
   Robert Johnson, Ghana News Agency, Ghana
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5. Panel and General Discussion

12:00PM-1:00PM
Lunch Break

1:00PM-2:30PM
Parallel Track Technical Discussion (continued)

Track #1 (continued) -- Models for Enhancing Drug Access through Private- and Multi-Sector Initiatives Utilizing Drug/Chemical Sellers (Room: Adae Kesie)
Co-Moderators: Margareth Ndomondo-Sigonda and Alex Banful

1. Training of Chemical Sellers: The CAREshop Approach
   Egbert Bruce, GSMF Enterprises Ltd., Ghana
    
2. Economic and Other Incentives: MEDA
   Jerry Quigley, MEDA, Canada
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3. Decentralized Regulation for ADDO Shops: Does It Work?
   John Budotela, Health Care Services, Songea District, Tanzania
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4. Introducing a Child Health Focus into the Duka La Dawa Muhimu, Tanzania
   Jane Briggs, MSH, USA
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5. Panel and General Discussion

Track #2 (continued) -- Pharmaceutical Service Quality Assurance and Adherence Strategies for Resource-Limited Environments—Part 1 (Room: Damba 1)
Co-Moderators: David Ofori-Adjei and Bannet Ndyanabangi

1. Rational Drug Use in ART Programs: An Overview
   Bannet Ndyanabangi, MSH, USA
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2. Development of National Treatment Protocols to Improve Prescribing for Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) in Kenya
   Mary Wangai, MSH, Kenya
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3. Using PDAs in low resource settings in support of ART and related programs
   Holly Ladd, Satellife, USA
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4. Panel and General Discussion

Track #3 (continued) -- Access and Patient Safety: Pharmacovigilance and Information Reporting (Room: Damba 2)
Co-Moderators: Alexander Dodoo and Dora Akunyili

1. Supporting Country-Level Strategies for Advocacy and Containment of Antimicrobial Resistance
   Mohan Joshi, MSH, USA
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2. Collecting Safety Information from Medicine Sellers in the Community: Can PDAs Be the Answer in Poor Countries?
   J. B. Annan, Central Medical Stores, MOH, Ghana
    
3. Clinical Pharmacy Practice and Patient Safety in Resource Constrained Environments
   Amah Nkansah, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana
    
4. Panel and General Discussion

Track #4 (continued) -- Innovative Approaches to Enhanced Policy, Regulatory, and Management Effectiveness (Room: Kundum)
Co-Moderators: Joe Nyoagbe and Joseph Serutoke

1. The Use of Personal Digital Assistants to Facilitate Inspections, Data Transfer, and Data Analysis: The Tanzanian Experience
   Peter Risha, MSH, Tanzania
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2. Development of a VCT Information and Commodity Management System for Enhancement of Planning, Supervision, and Monitoring: The Experience in Zambia
   Oliver Hazemba, MSH, Zambia
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3. Pharmaceutical Inventory and Use Management at Small Sites: The South African Experience
   Gavin Steel, MSH, South Africa
    
4. Strengthening Lab Performance and Outcomes through Better Management: Case Study of Brazil TB Labs
   Joel Keravec, MSH, Brazil
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5. Panel and General Discussion

3:00PM-3:30PM
Break

3:30PM-5:00PM
Plenary Session #2
Formal Opening of the Conference (Room: Adae Kesie)
Moderator: David Ofori-Adjei, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Ghana

• Opening Remarks/Prayer
  His Eminence Peter Cardinal Kodwo Appiah Turkson
  
  
• Welcome from the Ministry of Health, Ghana
  Major Courage E. K. Quashigah, Minister of Health, Ghana
  
  
• The Human Resources Crisis and Access to AIDS Medicines
  Jonathan Quick, MSH, USA
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• Partnering for Improved Access to Medicines
  Malebona Precious Matsoso, WHO, Switzerland
   
• His Excellency, Vice President of Ghana, Alhaji Aliu Mahama

5:00PM-8:00PM
Opening Reception

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