WHO Collaborating Centre for

District Health System based on Primary Health Care

Institute of Health Management Research
Jaipur, India
Management Development Programme
on
November 16-25, 2014
Promoting Rational Use of
Drugs in the Community
Background
Objectives
Contents
Who Should Attend
Training Methods
This is ground-breaking and very successful course developed by WHO to meet the
requests from many individuals and organizations, and to respond to a clear need for
more effective planning, research and implementation of rational medicines use
practices in the community. It is a condensed version adopted from the official two
weeks WHO course on Promoting Rational Drug Use in the Community. There will also
be a focus rational use of antibiotics.
To an exposure to methods to study and remedy inappropriate medicine use in the
community
To analysis of what shapes medicines demand
To get exposed to practical approaches to investigating and prioritizing medicine
use problems and how to develop effective strategies for change
To understand methods for improving access to medicines
Current access to medicines scenario
What influences medicines use by the consumers
Investigating medicines use pattern and identifying problems
How to prioritize problems related to medicines use the community
Conducting a rapid appraisal to analyze problem and identification of solutions
Fieldwork and data analysis
Monitoring and evaluation
Face-to-face education
Advocacy and networking
Developing research projects linked to interventions
The course is specifically aimed for policy makers, management staff from Ministries of
Health, ARV programme managers, NGO officials responsible for national and local
programmes, development aid agencies, social scientists, pharmacists and other
public health professionals interested in Promoting Rational Drug Use in the
Community.
The course is participatory in nature and uses the knowledge, skills and experiences of
participants as a major resource throughout. Teaching methods include group
activities, fieldwork, presentations and discussions. The course will be conducted in
English. The participants are required to have a good command of this language to
participate efficiently.
Collaborating Institutions
Resource Persons
WHO SEARO, New Delhi
Alliance for Prudent Use of Antibiotics (APUA)
Delhi Society for Promotion of Rational Use of Drugs (DSPRUD), New Delhi, India
Rajasthan Society for Promotion of Rational Use of Drugs (RSPRUD), Jaipur, India
International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, India
Chapter (ISPOR-INDIA)
Jawahar S. Bapna MD, PhD, Programme Coordinator, Emeritus Professor, SMS
Medical College, Jaipur has been instrumental in developing Medicines Policy in
Rajasthan, Uttranchal, Himachal, Jharkhand, and Delhi. He has been organizing the
course on Promoting Rational Use of Drugs in the Community very successfully for the
last 10 years.jsbapna@gmail.com
Abhishek Dadhich, M. Pharm is an Assistant Professor at IIHMR and received training
on promotion of rational use of Drugs. He has specific interest in the area of
regulations. abhishek@iihmr.org
P.C. Dandiya, PhD. Emeritus Professor, SMS Medical College, Jaipur.
pc.dandiya@gmail.com
Mira Desai MD, Professor of Pharmacology, B.J. Medical College, Asarwa,
Ahmedabad. She has extensive experience of training in the area of RUD.
desaimirak@yahoo.co.in
Kunda J. Gharpure, M. Pharm, Research Pharmacist, 202, Yash Heights, 15-A, North
Ambazari Road, Shivaji Nagar, Nagpur. She has extensive experience of training in the
area of RUD. kundagharpure@rediffmail.com
Shiv D. Gupta, MD, PhD (Johns Hopkins) is Director, Indian Institute of Health
Management Research, He has experience in the area of Information Management
with reference to planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of health
systems research in India. sdgupta@iihmr.org
Nirmal Gurbani, PhD is professor at IIHMR, Jaipur. He is the secretary of Rajasthan
Society for Promotion of Rational Use of Drugs (RSPRUD). He worked with WHO-India
Essential Drugs Programme. He has assisted the RSPRUD in training of medical officers
in the World Bank assisted Rajasthan Health System Development Programme
nirmalgurbani@rediffmail.com
Kathleen A Holloway, MD is Medical Officer, Essential Drugs and Other,
Medicines(EDM), World Health Organization, Regional Office for South-East Asia, New
Delhi. has worked in various developing countries and has extensive experience of
training in the area of RUD. hollowayk@who.int
Vijay Thawani MD Professor of Pharmacology, Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical
& Health Sciences, Dehradun . He has an extensive experience of training in the area of
RUD. vijaythawani@rediffmail.com
Duration and Venue
Certification
Programme Fee
Nominations
About the Institute
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The Programme will start on Sunday, 16 November 2014 and conclude on Tuesday, 25
November 2014. The programme is scheduled to be at Institute of Health
Management Research, Jaipur, India.
A certificate of participation on completion of the programme will be issued by
Institute of Health Management Research, Jaipur, India.
Indian Participants: Rs. 37,000 per participant plus 12.36% service tax
Foreign Participants: USD 1000 per participant plus 12.36% service tax
The fee covers tuition fee, training material, stay in air-conditioning room (twin-
sharing basis), breakfast, lunch, dinner, tea/coffee during the programme and pick-up
and drop from Jaipur airport/railway station/bus stand.
(* for accommodation on single occupancy basis Rs. 1000/USD 20 per day will be
charged extra)
Depending upon availability of funding support, a partial or full program fee waiver
can be considered for deserving candidates from India who are unable to find financial
support. Such aspiring candidates may send a motivation letter along with their CV for
attending the course to the Course Coordinator.
Interested candidates may send their short CV (not more than 2 pages) along with the
activities related to RUD in which they are involved with or plan to conduct in their own
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setting in future. Nominations should reach latest by 2 November 2014 at:
Dr. Jawhar Bapna
Programme Coordinator
Institute of Health Management Research
1, Prabhu Dayal Marg, Sanganer Airport
Jaipur - 302 029, India, Phone: 0141-3924700 (30 Lines) Fax: 0141-3924738,
Cell +91 9828859967 Email: jsbapna@gmail.com
The Institute of Health Management Research, Jaipur, India is an institution dedicated
to improvement in standards of health through better management of health care and
related programmes. It seeks to accomplish this through management education,
training, research, consultation and institutional networking in a national and global
perspective. The institute has been designated as WHO Collaborating Center for
District Health Systems based on Primary Health Care. The Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare, Government of India has identified the institute as an Institute of
Excellence for training and capacity building. For more information please visit our
website www.iihmr.org
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Dr. Jawhar Bapna
Programme Coordinator
Institute of Health Management Research
1, Prabhu Dayal Marg, Sanganer Airport, Jaipur - 302 029, India
Phone : 0141-3924700 (30 Lines) Fax : 0141-3924738,
E-mail : jsbapna@gmail.com
Promoting Rational Use of Drugs in the Community