Tracing Pharmaceuticals in South Asia

The main aim of this research is to integrate sociological, public health and politial economic approaches in an analysis of the diverse cultural, medical, economic and institutional factors that determine the pathways by which three pharmaceuticals—oxytocin, rifampicin and fluoxetine—reach their end users.

Schedule for Dissemination workshop for “Tracing Pharma in South Asia”

Date: 5th & 6th April 2009,
Venue: Summit Hotel, Kupondole, Lalitpur

Day One: Academic papers
9:00am-9:30am: Introductory Remarks
Pratyoush Onta (Secretary, Martin Chautari)
Roger Jeffery (University of Edinburgh, Scotland)

9:30am-11:00am: Paper Presentation
1. National (non-) regulation in a global pharmaceutical world
Professor Roger Jeffery, Discussant: Prajwol J. Pandey (Corporate Executive, Lomus Pharmaceuticals)

2. Trials and evidence in relation to health policy: The case of Tuberculosis in Nepal and India
Ian Harper, Discussant: Sushil Baral (DfID)

11:15am-1:00pm: Paper Presentation
3. Labour Management: Oxytocin in the context of the Millennium Development Goals
Professor Patricia Jeffery and Petra Brhlikova, Discussant: Dr. Rita Thapa

4. Disputing Distribution: Ethics and Pharmaceutical Regulation in Nepal
Nabin Rawal, Madhusudan Subedi and Ian Harper, Discussant: Bhupendra B. Thapa (Chief Drug Administrator, MoH)

2:00pm-3:30pm: Paper Presentation
5. Prozac on the loose: Rethinking the "treatment gap" for depression in South Asia
Stefan Ecks, Discussant: Mary Des Chene (Anthropologist)

6. Global Burden of Disease measure for Depression – time for a rethink
Professor Allyson Pollock and Petra Brhlikova, Rachel Manners
Discussant: Dr. Pushpa Sharma (Associate Professor, Kathmandu University)

General discussion

Day Two: Policy oriented presentations and media dissemination
Session Chair: Dr. Sharad Onta, Vice-Chair and Executive Chief, HIV/AIDS and STI Control Board

9:00 – 13:00 Presentations and discussion

Presentated Papers and Policy Brief

Papers
1. National (non-) regulation in a global pharmaceutical world
Roger Jeffery, with ANOs
School of Social & Political Studies and Centre for South Asian Studies
University of Edinburgh

2. Labour Management: Oxytocin in the context of the Millennium Development Goals
Patricia Jeffery and Petra Brhlikova
School of Social & Political Studies Centre for South Asian Studies, and Centre for International Public Health Policy
University of Edinburgh

3. Disputing Distribution: Ethics and pharmaceutical regulation in Nepal
Ian Harper (IH)
School of Social and Political Studies Centre for South Asian Studies
University of Edinburgh

Nabin Rawal (NR)
Martin Chautari, Kathmandu

Madhusudan Subedi (MS)
Martin Chautari, Kathmandu

4. Global Burden of Disease measures for depression - time for a rethink
Petra Brhlikova, Allyson Pollock, Rachel Manners
Centre for International Public Health Policy
University of Edinburgh

5. Prozac on the loose: Rethinking the "treatment gap" for depression in South Asia
Stefan Ecks
School of Social & Political Studies and Centre for South Asian Studies
University of Edinburgh

Policy brief
Tracing Pharmaceuticals in South Asia: Key findings and implications for policy