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Mail from my mentor in RUM-Kathy. Copied for fairest use.

Vijay

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Subject:6-month P4 temporary position in WHO Geneva on RUM

Dear All,

We are very likely to be looking for someone to work on promoting

rational use of medicines for 6 months in 2009, based in Geneva. If

you know of anybody, please could you ask them to forward me their

CV by email. If you are interested yourself, please could you

forward me your CV by email. I attach draft terms of reference. At

present we only have funds to support 6 months but we hope to secure

more funds for a longer term position (although there is no

guarantee of this).

Best wishes

Kathy

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TERMS OF REFERENCE

6-month short term appointment (Grade P4) in the Department

Essential Medicines and Pharmaceutical Policies (EMP)

Duties and responsibilities

(1) Assist in the planning and coordination of activities in EMP

related to the field of rational use of medicines by prescribers and

consumers. This would include:

• Liaison with other departments and outside partners as

necessary;

• Preparation of technical briefings as and when required

• Provision of technical support to countries and regions as

requested

• Update of the websites on rational use of medicines and

antimicrobial resistance

(2) Assist in the planning and coordination of activities in EMP

related to the field of containing antimicrobial resistance by

promoting rational use of antibiotics

(3) Maintain the drug use database which would involve searching

for relevant published and unpublished articles, retrieving them,

extracting data from them and entering it into the database

(4) Assist in the development and pilot testing of an instrument

to undertake a country situational analysis with regard to aspects

of the pharmaceutical sector and health system that impact on

rational use of medicines and antimicrobial resistance

(5) Assist in the setting up of an international steering

committee to guide implementation of WHA60.16 and WHA58.27 and

provide the administration necessary to run the first meeting

(6) Participate in the development and implementation of

training courses in the rational use of medicines at all levels of

the health system in coordination with partners. This would include

teaching and preparation of materials

(7) Manage research projects to promote rational use of

medicines in collaboration with partners. This would include

provision of technical support and supervision throughout the

project cycles

Qualifications

Basic degree in medicine or pharmacy with post graduate degree in

public health or other related health discipline.

Work experience in developing countries and willingness to travel

Knowledge of microbiology, infectious diseases and epidemiology an

advantage

Computer literacy with ability to compile and analyse data and draft

reports in a precise manner

Excellent spoken and written English. Knowledge of French or another

official WHO language an advantage.

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Dear Sir,

From which month will this posting begin? Can those in government service apply?

-Anupama

From: Vijay <drvijaythawani@...>Subject: Opening at WHO Geneva for RUMnetrum Date: Friday, 21 November, 2008, 7:58 PM

Mail from my mentor in RUM-Kathy. Copied for fairest use.Vijay------------ --------- --------- ---Subject:6-month P4 temporary position in WHO Geneva on RUM Dear All,We are very likely to be looking for someone to work on promoting rational use of medicines for 6 months in 2009, based in Geneva. If you know of anybody, please could you ask them to forward me their CV by email. If you are interested yourself, please could you forward me your CV by email. I attach draft terms of reference. At present we only have funds to support 6 months but we hope to secure more funds for a longer term position (although there is no guarantee of this). Best wishes Kathy------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --TERMS OF REFERENCE6-month short term appointment (Grade P4) in the Department Essential Medicines and Pharmaceutical Policies (EMP)Duties and

responsibilities(1) Assist in the planning and coordination of activities in EMP related to the field of rational use of medicines by prescribers and consumers. This would include:• Liaison with other departments and outside partners as necessary;• Preparation of technical briefings as and when required• Provision of technical support to countries and regions as requested• Update of the websites on rational use of medicines and antimicrobial resistance(2) Assist in the planning and coordination of activities in EMP related to the field of containing antimicrobial resistance by promoting rational use of antibiotics(3) Maintain the drug use database which would involve searching for relevant published and unpublished articles, retrieving them, extracting data from them and entering it into the database (4) Assist in the development and pilot testing of an

instrument to undertake a country situational analysis with regard to aspects of the pharmaceutical sector and health system that impact on rational use of medicines and antimicrobial resistance(5) Assist in the setting up of an international steering committee to guide implementation of WHA60.16 and WHA58.27 and provide the administration necessary to run the first meeting (6) Participate in the development and implementation of training courses in the rational use of medicines at all levels of the health system in coordination with partners. This would include teaching and preparation of materials (7) Manage research projects to promote rational use of medicines in collaboration with partners. This would include provision of technical support and supervision throughout the project cyclesQualificationsBasic degree in medicine or pharmacy with post graduate degree in

public health or other related health discipline.Work experience in developing countries and willingness to travelKnowledge of microbiology, infectious diseases and epidemiology an advantageComputer literacy with ability to compile and analyse data and draft reports in a precise mannerExcellent spoken and written English. Knowledge of French or another official WHO language an advantage.

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Hi Anupama,

Pl get in touch with Dr Kathy Holloway at WHO HQ.

She is also member of NetRUM and her ID is hollowayk@...

I will be proud to see some NetRUMian making it to RUM in WHO HQ.

Vijay

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> From: Vijay <drvijaythawani@...>

> Subject: Opening at WHO Geneva for RUM

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> Date: Friday, 21 November, 2008, 7:58 PM

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> Mail from my mentor in RUM-Kathy. Copied for fairest use.

> Vijay

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> Subject:6-month P4 temporary position in WHO Geneva on RUM

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> Dear All,

> We are very likely to be looking for someone to work on promoting

> rational use of medicines for 6 months in 2009, based in Geneva.

If

> you know of anybody, please could you ask them to forward me their

> CV by email. If you are interested yourself, please could you

> forward me your CV by email. I attach draft terms of reference. At

> present we only have funds to support 6 months but we hope to

secure

> more funds for a longer term position (although there is no

> guarantee of this).

>

> Best wishes

>

> Kathy

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> TERMS OF REFERENCE

> 6-month short term appointment (Grade P4) in the Department

> Essential Medicines and Pharmaceutical Policies (EMP)

>

> Duties and responsibilities

>

> (1) Assist in the planning and coordination of activities in EMP

> related to the field of rational use of medicines by prescribers

and

> consumers. This would include:

> • Liaison with other departments and outside partners as

> necessary;

> • Preparation of technical briefings as and when required

> • Provision of technical support to countries and regions as

> requested

> • Update of the websites on rational use of medicines and

> antimicrobial resistance

>

> (2) Assist in the planning and coordination of activities in EMP

> related to the field of containing antimicrobial resistance by

> promoting rational use of antibiotics

>

> (3) Maintain the drug use database which would involve searching

> for relevant published and unpublished articles, retrieving them,

> extracting data from them and entering it into the database

>

> (4) Assist in the development and pilot testing of an instrument

> to undertake a country situational analysis with regard to aspects

> of the pharmaceutical sector and health system that impact on

> rational use of medicines and antimicrobial resistance

>

> (5) Assist in the setting up of an international steering

> committee to guide implementation of WHA60.16 and WHA58.27 and

> provide the administration necessary to run the first meeting

>

> (6) Participate in the development and implementation of

> training courses in the rational use of medicines at all levels of

> the health system in coordination with partners. This would

include

> teaching and preparation of materials

>

> (7) Manage research projects to promote rational use of

> medicines in collaboration with partners. This would include

> provision of technical support and supervision throughout the

> project cycles

>

> Qualifications

>

> Basic degree in medicine or pharmacy with post graduate degree in

> public health or other related health discipline.

>

> Work experience in developing countries and willingness to travel

> Knowledge of microbiology, infectious diseases and epidemiology an

> advantage

> Computer literacy with ability to compile and analyse data and

draft

> reports in a precise manner

>

> Excellent spoken and written English. Knowledge of French or

another

> official WHO language an advantage.

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