ANTRES - Project introduction

Co-ordination:
The Infectious Diseases Division of the University of Florence (UFDID), Italy, is the project co-ordinator due to the consolidated relationship with Latin American partners and its vast experience of operational research in the region. The Division of International Health (IHCAR), Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institute (KI), Stockholm, Sweden with its previous experience (T. Falkenberg and G. Tomson) resulting from successful co-ordination of the EC financed project: the INCO-DC project "Towards Good Pharmacy Practice in Thailand and Vietnam - A Multi-intervention Approach to Rationalise Drug Use Through Private Pharmacies", is assisting UFDID in co-ordinating the project.
UFDID is responsible for the administrative activities related to the central management of the project. It is ensuring co-ordination of activities between all partners, adherence to the project schedule, and provide the required technical reports on the progress of the project to the Commission. UFDID will also be responsible for ensuring good communication between the different partners throughout the duration of the project.

Decision-making structure:
Decisions are taken collectively among partners in the scientific committee of 8 members (two from each country). Strategic decisions are taken on mutual agreement reached by all partners in the central committee. A number of subcommittees were formed to facilitate the project activities. These are: an editorial committee (responsible for content in internal and external documents), a field operation committee (responsible for activities related to field work), a dissemination committee (responsible for workshops, seminars) and a finance committee. Each partner country has its own internal structures with one named individual from each partner as the leader of the partner country. If the name is changed at any point, the new person has to be agreed upon by the other partner leaders. UFDID as the co-ordinator is in direct contact with EU on behalf of the consortium.

Communication flow: