CIVIL SOCIETY PACT MEETING: 13-14 APRIL 2011

DRAFT PROGRAMME

Kopanong Hotel & Conference Centre

Benoni, South Africa

DAY 1
8:30 – 8:45 Registration
1 OPENING SESSION:
Chair: Celestine Kumire
8:45 – 11:00 Introductions and Welcome Remarks

SARPAM Overview - Shaun Conway: SARPAM Project Director

SARPAM Activities – Celestine Kumire: SARPAM Programme

Manager

11:00 – 11:15 Coffee Break

2 Review of Civil Society PACT Framework
Chair: Celestine Kumire

11:15 – 13:00 Baseline for the PACT Implementation – SARPAM Inception Phase
studies
New Partners update
Contribution of each Organisation to shared set of results
Commitments towards Implementing PACT
Civil Society Grants Opportunity
Shaun Conway

13:00 – 13:30 Discussion

13:30 – 14:30 LUNCH
3 SADC PHARMACEUTICAL BUSINESS PLAN UPDATE
Chair: Shaun Conway
14:30 – 15:00 Procurement Cooperation Strategic Framework Summary
Pharmaceutical Advisory Committee Summary
Celestine Kumire

15:00 – 15:30 Southern African Access to Medicines InfoHub modus operandi

Shaun
15:30 – 15:45 Coffee Break
15:45 – 16:30 Discussion
16:30 – 17:00 Summary and wrap up of Day 1
17:00 – 18:00 Welcome Cocktails
END Day 1
 CIVIL SOCIETY PACT MEETING: 13-14 APRIL 2011
DRAFT PROGRAMME

Kopanong Hotel & Conference Centre

Benoni, South Africa

DAY 2
8:30 – 8:45 Summary of Day 1 and Introduction to Day 2
Celestine Kumire
4 WAY FORWARD
Chair: Shaun Conway
8:45 – 11:00 Commitment towards implementing the PACT
Civil Society PACT modus operandi
Network with other Civil Society organisations
Plan for Regional Civil Society Access to Medicines Forum
11:00 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:30 Discussion
12:30 – 13:30 LUNCH
13:30 – 15:00 Wrap up and Closing Remarks