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EPN intends to join the Medicus Mundi International NetworkThe formal decision on EPN's admission to Medicus Mundi International will be taken by an extraordinary Assembly (3rd November 2010) of the Network. Medicus Mundi International is a Network of private not-for-profit organizations working in the field of international health cooperation and advocacy. Abuse of antibiotics Local and international pharmacists have expressed fears over the abuse of antibiotics, saying if the trend would continue at the present rate, curable infectious diseases, would be sending majority of the people to the grave early. Campaign to tackle antimicrobial resistance set for WHA launchA new global campaign to help tackle the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) will be launched at the World Health Assembly's annual meeting next week. The Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network (EPN) and ReAct: Action on Antibiotic Resistance will launch their Fight AMR Campaign in a bid to stimulate... EPN and UON Host a public education forum on antimicrobial resistanceNAIROBI -- The Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network (EPN) and University of Nairobi (UON) College of Health Science, will host a public education forum to discuss the growing problem of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and explore ways of preserving the effectiveness of the available medicines. The public forum will take place on 13th August 2009 at 2.00- 400pm at the University of Nairobi (UON), School of Medicine, Kenyatta National Hospital, Lecture Theatre 3(LT3). Chronic drug shortage crippling EA health centersEast Africa’s primary care health centres frequently run of critical medicines such as antibiotics and antimalarials, leaving thousands at risk of dying. Although the situation is better in district and provincial hospitals, many of these institutions also suffer serious stock-outs. Transparency in procurementEva Ombaka, coordinator of the Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network and a member of MeTA's International Advisory Group, has looked at the current status of medicines procurement and notes that it is a complex process involving many stakeholders who can affect it or whose work can be markedly changed by it. Many issues must also be addressed if the provision of equitable, quality, and efficient pharmaceutical care is to occur. EPN Coordinator wins Olle Hansson Award 2007The Olle Hansson Award which recognizes the contribution of individuals from developing countries in promoting the concepts of essential drugs and their rational use and increasing awareness among consumers of the dangers of irrational and hazardous drugs has been awarded to Dr Eva Ombaka this year. KENYA: Church Unity Needed to Curb HIV/AIDS, Leaders SaysNAIROBI, January 27, 2006 (CISA) -Delegates attending a weeklong workshop on the HIV/AIDS for church leaders have stressed the need for churches to network to curb the scourge. "Many a time, we, as church leaders, have tackled the issue on individual basis rather than face it ecumenically", said the 25 delegates from Kenya, Ghana, Rwanda, Cameroon, and Burkina Faso. The workshop, which opened in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, on January 23 and ends on January 27, is organized by the Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network (EPN). PEPFAR: US is tackling HIV drug supply in wrong way, say Christian hospitalsAn organisation representing front-line mission hospitals in 22 developing countries says that the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) threatens to create unsustainable and wasteful two-tier treatment systems because of the insistence on using branded antiretrovirals already approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). |