DECREASING the gaps in pharmaceutical science, practice and education between different regions of the world is among the aims of a new International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) strategy announced yesterday by FIP President, Dominique Jordan (pictured), in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Jordan outlined the "One FIP" strategy in his opening address at the 79th World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, saying that all pharmacists, pharmaceutical scientists and educators have a "key role in this, and in the evolution of the profession around the world".
The FIP President said that "the 21st century will be the century of pharmacists," highlighting that "working together, we will have huge opportunities".
The six aims of the new "One FIP" strategy are:
1) Everyone has access to the medicines they need.
2) Everyone has access to the health and medicines-related information they need.
3) Everyone benefits from new medicines, services and health technologies.
4) Pharmacists ensure the responsible and quality use of medicines.
5) Healthcare professionals and patients work together to ensure comprehensive health care for all.
6) FIP is a vibrant and growing organisation that meets the needs and functions of its members.
Falling out of the new FIP strategy are new "Global Development Goals, which will incorporate its existing goals for pharmaceutical workforce development alongside goals for services, patient and public needs, and innovations in practice and science".
Some 2,652 pharmacists, pharmaceutical scientists and pharmacy educators from 115 countries heard the President's address in the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.
FIP maintains official relations with the World Health Organization and through its 151 member organisations, it represents over four million practitioners and scientists around the world.
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