Quality Network for Rational Drug Management in Primary Health Care in Asia and Europe (Qu4RaD)

1. Quality Network for Rational Drug Management in Primary Health Care in Asia and Europe (Qu4RaD) Jawahar S Bapna and Reinhard Huss Indian Institute of Health Management Research, Jaipur Department of Tropical Hygiene and Public Health

2. Website: http://www.qu4rad.net The QU4RAD network is an international collaboration that aims to assist people (providers, users, citizens) improve their management of medicines for health care by facilitating communication, learning and experimentation and combining scientific, cultural and moral-ethical reasoning in a glocal (global and local) context.

3. GOALS of the network • To promote universal access to medicines according to the needs of the people • To encourage the best use of medicines according to scientific,cultural and moral reasoning (rational reasoning) • To improve knowledge and skills in health professionals, patients and citizens for the rational use of medicine • To obtain sustainable resources for the functioning of the network

4. Objectives Establish operational structure Hardware Quality networking software Build capacity of the network personnel Training of network users Develop micro-projects for users operational Evaluation of Qu4RaD

5. Partners High Income countries Belgium:Centre for Research on Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), University Catholic Louvain (UCL) Brussels Germany: Dept. of Tropical hygiene and public health, University of Heidelberg, Germany Low Income countries India: Indian Institute of Health Management Research, Jaipur, (Rajasthan State), India Philippines: Institute of Philippine Culture, Ateneo De Manila University, Manila

6. Website Launch • 2nd Meeting of the partners held at Jaipur, from March 1 – 3, 2004 following the Promoting Rational Drug Use in the Community (PRUDC) workshop from Feb 23-28, 2004. • Dr. Krishantha Weerasuriya, Regional Advisor WHO SEARO chaired it and • Prof. Ranjit Roy Chaudhury, Health Advisor, Govt. of India chaired the launching of website www.qu4rad.net on Feb. 28,2004.

7. Progress Responsibilities Assigned • Website developed at Manila • The static form is ready • Information on RUD developed at Jaipur • Clinical Protocols for Primary Health Care have been prepared

8. Future Directions Network contacts and marketing of website • Collaboration with target specific groups-EMSEANET and civil societies • Involve the key persons and organizations in the area of RDM from WHO, HAI, OXFAM, MSH, GTZ, VHAI, DSPRUD etc. • Promoting Qu4RaD at ICIUM 2004 to be held at Chiang Mai in April 2004

9. Future Directions…..contd. Establishment of a database for e-learning and training documents. • Collection and compilation of technical documents. • To create open and closed discussion groups. • To put downloadable files like Acrobat / word format of important documents. • To create a data base (web statistics) to monitor the number of exchanges of information on RDM

10. Future Directions…..contd. Popularization of website and technical documents • Publication of articles related to RUD including prescribing patterns • e-learning courses • Message on RDM in different countries • Clinical Protocols for Primary Health Care • Drug requirements for emergencies and catastrophies

11. E-Conference to be held on May 6 and 7, 2004 on topics of current interest • Equity pricing • Is equity pricing feasible? • Resource document: HAI-WHO price indicator manual • Patents • Do they promote access and innovation of medicines? • 3 by 5 strategy for antiretroviral medicines • Is it feasible in the actual situation of district health services?

12. How to Join Qu4RAD –ICIUM Test E- Conference1. Log in using any browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Netscape, Opera) to www.qu4rad.net/board2. Select ‘register’

13. Con’t3.Read through the conditions, and select the appropriate link below (if you are below 13 years of age, parental consent is required by law).4. Fill up the necessary application form. Fields marked with an asterisk are required fields and must be completed. Those without asterisks are considered optional, and may be left with their default options. Click on the ‘submit’ button.5. After registration, you will receive a notification from the administrator of the forums that your application has been approved.

14. For registered or newly-approved users:1. Log in using any browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Netscape, Opera) to www.qu4rad.net/board2. Log in your username and password on the ‘Log In’ field, then click on the ‘Log In’ button. 3. Under [Insert Category for ICIUM Test forum here], select [Insert ICIUM Forum here]. You will now be transferred to the threads of the virtual conference.

15. To create a new thread: • Please log-in first by completing the steps for registered or newly-approved users above. • Click on ‘New Topic’ • Fill in the Subject of the Topic, and the starting question for the thread. Please make sure the first question is meaningful so that people could understand what you are talking about. After completing the subject and the first question, click on submit.

16. To reply to a thread: • Please log-in first by completing the steps for registered or newly-approved users above. • Select the thread you wish to reply to. • After entering the thread, press ‘Post Reply’ located beside the ‘New Topic’ section. <insert screenshot> • Fill in the content of the thread. Your reply to the topic may not necessarily be related to the topic, but it is encouraged that what you post as a reply is.

17. Qu4RaD Website www.qu4rad.net

25. Thank You

26. ICIUM SESSION Mar31’2004 • Quality Network for Rational Drug Management in Primary Health Care in Asia and Europe (Qu4RaD) • With the partnership between University of Heidelberg, Germany, University Catholic Louvain (UCL) Brussels, Belgium, Indian Institute of Health Management Research, Jaipur, India and: Institute of Philippine Culture, Ateneo De Manila University, Philippines a website, to have "Quality Network for Rational Drug Management in Primary Health Care in Asia and Europe" (Qu4RaD) www.qu4rad.net has been developed. It provides a useful platform for virtual discussion on issues related to safe and affordable drugs. • The QU4RAD network is an international collaboration that aims to assist people (providers, users, citizens) improve their management of medicines for health care by facilitating communication, learning and experimentation and combining scientific, cultural and moral-ethical reasoning in a glocal (global and local) context.

27. ICIUM SESSION Mar31’2004 • GOALS of the network • ·To promote universal access to medicines according to the needs of the people • ·To encourage the best use of medicines according to scientific,cultural and moral reasoning (rational reasoning) • ·To improve knowledge and skills in health professionals, patients and citizens for the rational use of medicine • ·To obtain sustainable resources for the functioning of the network

28. ICIUM SESSION Mar31’2004 • Future Directions • E-Conference is on • ·Equity pricing • Is equity pricing feasible? • Resource document: HAI-WHO price indicator manual • ·Patents • Do they promote access and innovation of medicines? • ·3 by 5 strategy for antiretroviral medicines • Is it feasible in the actual situation of district health services? • Network contacts and marketing of website • ·Collaboration with target specific groups-EMSEANET and civil societies • ·Involve the key persons and organizations in the area of RDM from WHO, HAI, OXFAM, MSH, GTZ, VHAI, DSPRUD etc. • ·Promoting Qu4RaD at ICIUM 2004 to be held at Chiang Mai in April 2004

29. ICIUM SESSION Mar31’2004 • Establishment of a database for e-learning and training • ·Collection and compilation of technical documents. • ·To g documents.create open and closed discussion groups. • ·To put downloadable files like Acrobat / word format of important documents. • ·To create a data base (web statistics) to monitor the number of exchanges of information on RDM