WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTE

ROLL BACK MALARIA PARTNERS MEETING
26-28 February 2002

WHO/HQ, Salle B, Main Building - 3rd Floor

Interpreters (English/French) will be available in Salle B ONLY!
From 09:00 to 12:00 and from 14:00 to 17:00
Working group rooms:
26 February E110 - 20 places; 27 & 28 February E235 - 35 places
26, 27 & 28 February L 175 - 10 places

PROVISIONAL AGENDA

Tuesday 26 February 2002 (Session Manager - Kamini Mendis)

Proposed chair:     David Alnwick, RBM Project Manager
09:00 — 09:55 Welcome remarks
09:05 — 09:15 David Heymann:
Opening of the meeting: Background, proposed working methods and expected outcome
Proposed chair:     Ok Pannenborg, WB (proposed)
Rapporteurs:
1. Bill Watkins, EANMAT (proposed)
2. Rick Steketee, CDC (proposed)
09:15 — 09:40 Brief by participants' expectations regarding outcomes of the meeting
09:30 — 10:15 Tom Sukwa / Kamini Mendis:
Presentation of discussion paper on "Implementation of New Antimalarial Treatment Policies in Africa"
10:15 — 10:30 Coffee break
10:30 — 11:15 Key lessons from EANMAT (Bill Watkins), CDC (Rick Steketee), MSF (Bernard Pecoul), TDR combination trials (Piero Olliaro)
11:15 — 11:50 Lead discussion points developed by facilitators: M. Ettling and F. Binka
11:50 — 13:00 Discussions
13:00 — 14:00 Lunch break
14:00 — 14:10 Rapporteurs propose "common denominator" developed in the morning discussion
14:10 — 14:30 Lead discussion points on country needs for RBM support in antimalarial treatment policy change and implementation: Ministry of Health policy makers of Burundi and Zambia
14:30 — 15:30 Discussion
15:30 — 15:45 Coffee break
15:45 — 17:00 Discussion of RBM country support mechanisms
Identification of mechanisms to enhance country support in the implementation of new malaria treatment guidelines

 

Wednesday 27 February 2002 (Session Manager - John Paul Clark)

Proposed chair:     Yves Bergevin, UNICEF (proposed)
09:00 — 09:10 Opening of the meeting: RBM evaluation by David Alnwick
09:10 — 09:40 Summary of External Evaluation findings
Phase 1 - Report of team's view on current status (Richard Feachem)
09:40 — 10:10 Discussion
10:10 — 10:40 Summary of External Evaluation findings
Phase 2 - Suggestions for the future (Richard Feachem)
10:40 — 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 — 12:30 Discussion, possibly break into groups
12:30 — 14:00 Lunch
RBM Secretariat to meet External Evaluation team (E235)
14:00 — 15:00 Process allowing re-orientation of RBM strategies in view of External Evaluation recommendations by David Alnwick
15:00 — 15:30 Meeting conclusions and recommendations by David Alnwick
15:30 — 15:45 Coffee break
15:45 — 17:00 Christian Lengeler & Jo Lines: Going to Scale with Insecticide Treated Netting Materials Programmes in Africa: A Strategic Framework for Co-ordinated Action
18:00   20:00 Reception (WHO French Restaurant)

 

Thursday 28 February 2002

Proposed chair:   USAID
09:00 — 10:00 Review implications of GFATM for RBM: Issues paper and discussion
10:00 — 10:30 PBrief presentation of partners plan of work/priorities for 2002:
DFID
World Bank
10:30 — 10:45 Coffee break
10:45 — 12:30 Brief presentation of partners' plan of RBM work/priorities for 2002 (continued)
USAID
AfDB
UNICEF
WHO
Etc.
12:30 — 13:00 Summary and identification of needs for synchronisation
(rapporteur notes)
13:00 — 14:00 Lunch
14:00 — 15:30 Review of proposed RBM partnership team workplan:
Support to global partnership & method of work
Support to country partnerships & method of work
Africa Malaria Day
15:30 — 15:45 Coffee break
15:45 — 16:30 AOB
16:30 — 17:00 The way forward (rapporteur notes)
17:00 — 17:10 Closure of meeting by David Alnwick

 

PROVISIONAL LIST OF PARTICIPANTS