Paediatrics Week on drug optimization - 5-9 December 2016
There are over 1.8 million children living with HIV, but only half of them are receiving the treatment they need. The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners are organizing a series of events in Geneva during the Paediatrics Week on drug optimization, from 5-9 December.
Children and women in Karampur.
Children and women in Karampur.
WHO/Pakistan
The events aim to respond to the four key pillars of paediatric treatment optimization:
Optimizing HIV treatment options and identifying priority products for children
Developing priority paediatric products
Optimizing selection and procurement of existing paediatric products
Enabling effective introduction, procurement and supply of paediatric products.
Key events:
Fast tracking the development and introduction of paediatric formulations - Meeting of the Global Paediatric Antiretroviral Commitment-to-Action (CTA), 5 December
Improving guidance for paediatric HIV treatments - Meeting of the Paediatric ARV Drug Optimization group - (PADO 3), 6-7 December
Developing priority products - Meeting of Paediatric HIV Treatment Initiative (PHTI), 8 December
Optimizing existing products - Interagency Task Team (IATT) formulary revision meeting, 8 December
Enabling effective procurement and supply - Meeting of the ARV Procurement Working Group, 9 December
Report back from the paediatric week - ILF/CIPHER webinar, 15 December