Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
The Global Network on Access to Medicines (GNAM)
is a working group based within the Johns Hopkins Center for
Drug Safety and Effectiveness (CDSE) and the Department
of International Health. Our primary objective is to increase
awareness around issues concerning quality and equitable
Global Access to
Medicines Conference
access to medicines. To achieve this goal, we are creating a
network for students and professionals throughout Maryland,
Virginia and Washington DC to increase exposure to innovation
and research in this space. These include: medicines selection
and use, sustainable financing and affordability, leadership
and governance, availability of medicines, human resources
for health, drug resistance, quality assurance systems, and
information systems.
For additional information email Gaurvika Nayyar at
[email protected]
Medicines Shouldn’t be a Luxury.
This event is sponsored by the Center for Drug Safety and Effectiveness
(CDSE), Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Student
Assembly, J.B. Grant International Health Society, and the Health
Network for Asian Pacific.
April 12, 2013 • 2:00–7:00 p.m.
Sheldon Hall
THE JOHNS HOPKINS Center for drug safety AND EFFECTIVENESS
Faculty Advisors
Global Access to Medicines Conference
Dr. Caleb Alexander, Director of the Center for Drug Safety and Effectiveness
Dr. David Peters, Chair of the International Health Department
April 12, 2013
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Planning Committee
Gaurvika Nayyar, MPH/MBA Candidate : Gaurvika has worked for the
National Institutes of Health on public private partnerships, malnutrition, drug
resistance, and regulation policy. Most recently, she has conducted research
to better understand the extent of poor-quality antimalarials in SE Asia &
Africa. Her work in this area has been covered by BBC, New York Times,
Voice of America, CNN, and others.
Dena Javadi, MSPH Candidate: Dena is an MSPH student in Health Systems
Management at JHSPH. She has worked on global priority setting in access
to medicines with the World Health Organization, focusing on sustainable
financing, equity, and private-public partnerships.
Melissa Chew, MPharm, MPH Candidate: Melissa Chew is a pharmacist in the
Leadership & Management track. She has worked as a pharmacist for the
Ministry of Health (MOH) in Malaysia where she led management and health
information initiatives for multiple pharmacies within the national health
clinics.
Vrinda Mehra, MPH Candidate: Vrinda is in the Health systems and Policy
concentration. She is a physician with extensive experience in program
monitoring and evaluation. Prior to Hopkins, she has worked in an academic
research setting evaluating pharmaceutical projects for the Ministry of Health,
India.
Plenary............................................................................................... 2:00 p.m.
Access to Medicines in Low and Middle Income Countries (ATM):
Goals and Challenges
Speaker: Andreas Seiter, Senior Health Specialist, World Bank
Sessions....................................................................................2:45–6:00 p.m.
PANEL I
Donor Perspectives & Innovative Financing................................2:45-3:45 p.m.
Maria Miralles, United States Agency for International Development
Chrishan Thuraisingham, Results 4 Development
Networking/Break................................................................................3:45-4:00 p.m.
PANEL II
Policy Advocacy & Demand Generation.................................... 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Peter Maybarduk, Public Citizen
Charlotte Dolenz, Clinton Health Access Initiative
Louis An, Pharm.D., MPH Candidate: Louis is a pharmacist and spent three
years working in Benin and South Africa with the U.S. Peace Corps. He is a
full time MPH student interested in the integration of pharmacy and public
health. Particularly counterfeiting, access, drug resistance, and health systems
strengthening.
PANEL III
Delivery Systems & Drug Development.......................................5:00-5:45 p.m.
Francis Aboagye-Nyame, Management Sciences for Health
Susan Finsten, Amrita Therapeutics
Ayu Kataga, MPH/MBA Candidate: Ayu is a pharmacist studying
Epidemiology and Economic Evaluation. She has a decade of experience
working for a pharmaceutical company as a project manager in drug
development processes and strategy. Ayu is interested in access to innovative
medicines to address the unmet needs of patients internationally.
Final Comment...................................................................................... 5:45-6:00 p.m.
Wrap up & Reception......................................................................... 5:45-7:00 p.m.
Sally Peprah, B.Pharm MSPH Candidate: Sally is a pharmacist who has worked
with JSI & MSH on medicine delivery and the role private pharmacies can
play in the expansion of access. Her interests include innovative financing
mechanisms, sector regulation and utilization of pharmacovigilance tools to
improve patient outcomes.
David Nartey, PharmD MPH Candidate: David is a trained Pharmacist and
Master of Public Health candidate studying Epidemiology, Biostatistics and
Health Informatics. He is interested in strengthening pharmacy systems and
prescription drug monitoring programs via improved information system.
He is also part of the prescription drug abuse working group.
Enjoy Networking with Food and Drinks