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Journée Mondiale de la Santé 2011

Le 7 avril 2011 était la Journée Mondiale de la Santé, une initiative de l'OMS. Cette année, le thème était la résistance aux antimicrobiens. L'EPN a fait activement partie de cette journée, en tant que partenaire du comité national organisant les événements au Kenya, ensemble avec des partenaires tels que l'OMS et le gouvernement du Kenya (Département de Promotion de la Santé). Les événements ont eu lieu à Riruta Health Centre à Dagoretti, Nairobi. Des pubs ont été diffusées à la radio locale Citizen et le Women News Network a rapporté sur la journée:
http://womennewsnetwork.net/2011/04/12/kenya-action-drug-resistance/

Interview FBO Leaders in Action avec Donna Kusemererwa

Le HRH Global Resource Center (http://www.hrhresourcecenter.org), la librairie digitale de ressources humaines de CapacityPlus pour l'information sur la santé, a publié un Interview de Leaders d'OIR en action avec Donna Kusemererwa, Directeur Général de l'EPN. Dans cette interview, Ms Kusemererwa partage ses vues sur le rôle des OIR dans la formation et le développement de nouvelles capacités pour les ressources humaines dans le domaine de la santé.
http://www.hrhresourcecenter.org/kusemererwa

Magazine de Difaem sur 30 ans EPN

Le magazine Gesundheit in der Einen Welt récemment publié contient un article intéressant sur les 30 ans de l'EPN. Le Directeur General précédent, Eva Ombaka, parle de l'histoire du réseau et du travail qui a été fait dans les 3 dernières décennies.
http://www.difaem.de/aktuelles/neu-erschienen.html (en allemand)

Interview sur l'EPN sur le site web allemand Pillen-Checker.de

Le site web allemand www.pillen-checker.de est fait pour la jeunesse et contient de l'information sur des produits pharmaceutiques et la promotion de médicaments. Le site web vise à motiver la jeunesse d'évaluer leur propre comportement en tant que consommateur. Ils ont récemment fait un interview avec l'EPN. On parle (en allemand) de comment travaille l'EPN, le role de la liste de médicaments essentiels, l'usage rationnel des médicaments, etc.
http://www.pillen-checker.de/index.php?page=ecumenical-pharmaceutical-network-epn

L'EPN joint le Réseau International Medicus Mundi

L'application de l'EPN de joindre Medicus Mundi International avait été recue positivement par le Secrétariat de MMI à la fin de juin 2010. Pendant l'Assemblée extraordinaire le 5 novembre 2010 à Amsterdam, l'EPN a été accepté officiellement comme membre du Réseau. Medicus Mundi International est un Réseau d'organisations privées à but non lucratif qui sont actifs dans le domaine de coopération de santé intérnationale et plaidoyer. 

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.
http://216.69.164.44/cgi-bin/ipp/print.pl?id=136088

Campaign to tackle antimicrobial resistance set for WHA launch

A 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...
http://www.scripnews.com/policyregulation/Campaign-to-tackle-antimicrobial-resistance-set-for-WHA-launch-142224

EPN and UON Host a public education forum on antimicrobial resistance

NAIROBI -- 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).
http://www.essentialdrugs.org/edrug/archive/200908/msg00012.php

Chronic drug shortage crippling EA health centers

East 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.
http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/news/-/2558/545692/-/rjm3owz/-/index.html

Transparency in procurement

Eva 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.
http://www.medicinestransparency.org/news-events/article/view/transparency-in-procurement/241/

EPN Coordinator wins Olle Hansson Award 2007

The 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.
http://www.icco.nl/delivery/icco/en/doc.phtml?p=news_items〈=en&archive=0&index=837&type_id=

KENYA: Church Unity Needed to Curb HIV/AIDS, Leaders Says

NAIROBI, 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).
http://www.cisanewsafrica.org/story.asp?ID=1049

Access to HIV/AIDS drugs endangered? Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network and DIFAEM (German Institute for Medical Mission)
It is estimated that every hour 600 people die due to HIV/AIDS! It is no wonder then that HIV/AIDS has been declared a world emergency. In this context, efforts have been under way in the last few years to not only raise awareness in the fight against the disease, but also bring the benefits of technology such as drugs to those who need them. Such efforts have included the access campaign that brought down the prices of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) down from ~$12,000 to ~$250 per person per year. This can come down ever further as exemplified by the Bill Clinton Initiative, which has managed to get an agreement with three generic manufacturers, for a price of $145 per person per year!
http://www.ecuspace.net/contact.nsf/5e7350302ae36658c1256d0c004edeb3/B487EAB83AE42C7FC1256EB4006635BA?OpenDocument

Religious leaders: a framework for equiping a sustainable community network for adherence and treatment support
http://www.aids2008.org/Pag/Abstracts.aspx?AID=9030

PEPFAR: US is tackling HIV drug supply in wrong way, say Christian hospitals

An 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).
http://www.aidsmap.com/en/news/3BEB3196-46F8-415F-84F9-B382754C3745.asp

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