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African Pharmaceutical Forum

About us

    1. A pharmaceutical association at national level, eligible to apply for membership in the APF Forum shall be defined as an independent, nongovernmental association of pharmacists, which determines its own statutes, except for such legal or statutory duties it undertakes, and whose activities cover all aspects of educational and professional practice as well as scientific interests of the profession.
    2. Any professional national pharmaceutical association in the African Region of WHO shall be eligible to apply for membership of the APF Forum and participate in its programmes and activities.
    3. Pharmaceutical associations that meet the criteria in paragraphs 4 and 5, and which are represented at the inaugural meeting or which approves these statutes within a year, shall be considered to be founding members. Thereafter applications for membership will be considered as set out in paragraphs 4 and 5.
    4. WHO and the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) shall be granted observer status. Application for observers status from other organisations shall be considered by the Executive Committee.
    5. National and regional pharmaceutical organisations outside the region and other bodies, whose activities support the aim of the APF Forum, may attend a meeting of the APF Forum as observers by invitation from the Executive Committee.

RULES OF PROCEDURE

  1. The APF Forum shall hold an annual meeting at a date and place as determined by the Executive Committee. For the purpose of conducting business, the quorum for the APF Forum's annual meeting shall be at least 50% of the paid up member organisations plus one. Each member organisation shall have one vote.
  2. Four weeks before each annual meeting, the Secretariat of the APF Forum shall send reports to Members. The Executive Committee shall propose the membership fees, and conduct other business in accordance with the aims of the Forum.
  3. Every two years the annual meeting shall elect an Executive Committee for a two-year term. Election of the Executive Committee shall be by secret ballot, and voting shall be for each office. A simple majority vote of those paid up present shall be required. Any member association can nominate candidates for election.
  4. Only representatives of the organisations, which have paid their annual fees, can take part in the vote and be elected.

 

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I thank all of you who voted for me and all those who made it possible for APF to survive and PSN for hosting the APF office and their regular contribution.

I congratulate many member countries, and I pledge during my mandate to unite all pharmaceutical Councils (The Orders) of French-speaking Africa and English-speaking WHO Africa zone to advocate for support from our governments and international bodies (African Union, NEPAD , ADB,CEDAO, CEMAC)..

It is important to continue the work already that we have already engage ourselves in, such as the fight against counterfeiting and street drugs, the fight against antibiotic resistance, Rational Drugs Use, the development of the African pharmaceutical industry for autonomy in the future with active participation of African experts in African pharmaceutical science and through the participation of African speakers at the FIP Congress

Happy and prosperous year 2018

The sustenance of a robust website will largely depend on materials and feedback from members.

Let us all embrace the website and use it to showcase the untapped potentials in the African Continent.

Dr Prosper HIAG

President of APF

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NEW YEAR WISHES FROM APF PRESIDENT

 

Dear Colleagues,

The African Pharmaceutical Forum (APF) being one of the six Regional Forums of FIP focuses on pharmacy practice in the African region. A change in leadership of APF happened on the successful election of Dr. Prosper Hiag as one of the Vice Presidents of FIP in the FIP World Congress in Seville last year. I am happy to step up in this interim capacity to steer the Forum in the right direction till we get to Brisbane where substantive elections will take place. I look forward to seeing you there.

We have done very well as a profession and taken part in promoting global health standards, as demonstrated in the response to the fight against COVID-19.

The African Pharmaceutical Forum (APF) being one of the six Regional Forums of FIP focuses on pharmacy practice in the African region. A change in leadership of APF happened on the successful election of Dr. Prosper Hiag as one of the Vice Presidents of FIP in the FIP World Congress in Seville last year. I am happy to step up in this interim capacity to steer the Forum in the right direction till we get to Brisbane where substantive elections will take place. I look forward to seeing you there.

I draw your attention to FIP Development Goal 8 which is on Working with others. The goal is about collaboration with other stakeholders. Permit me to add that in working together, there now lies the urgent need for us as pharmacists to work with ourselves, across the many specialities and practice areas that pharmacists can and do function. It is important also for us to embrace the ONE FIP concept. There are other development goals which include innovation, technology and data analytics, supply chain management, pharmacy education, and many more.

Pharmacists should come together and be active members of pharmaceutical societies in their home countries. There is strength in numbers. When everyone belongs to a professional association, the profession wins in addressing the challenges to professional growth. The professionals would then be able to lobby for changes when required to do so, especially where regulatory and legal issues arise. COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for pharmacists to be approved as vaccinators and as primary healthcare providers across much of Africa, and the rights to provide such services were allowed through the hard work of our different professional associations. Legislative and regulatory changes had to take place, and many pharmacists are now able to exercise their rights to a fuller scope of practice while others are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.

By working together through professional associations a lot can be achieved. We call upon all pharmacists to belong to the family of pharmacists by being members of their local pharmaceutical association, the regional association (APF) as well as the international association (FIP) which binds us all together. APF membership is open to all national pharmaceutical associations in the African WHO region from which members can then participate, whereas FIP membership is open to all national pharmaceutical associations and individual membership. Your participation is important at all levels.

Pharmacists are well positioned to ensure strengthening of health systems. The FIP sustainable development goals give us direction in this regard. Every nation can priorities the development goals which address their peculiar situation and healthcare needs. Every pharmacist has a role to play, irrespective of where we reside or area of practice. Let us leave a legacy for generations to come. Pharmacists should be found at the table whenever medicines are being discussed. Finally, we are invited to celebrate our profession in style every year on the 25th of September, the “World Pharmacists Day (WPD)”. The theme for 2023 celebrations is “Pharmacy strengthening health systems” Resources and promotional materials are available on the FIP website, www.fip.org as required to enable you celebrate the day as you deem fit. Do share reports of your WPD activities and other activities of your national association with the Forum to enable us to compile an accurate archive of activities around the continent.

Your reports can be sent via email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

MLong live the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP)

Long live the African Pharmaceutical Forum (APF),

Long live African pharmacy,

Interim President

Pharm. Jocelyn Chaibva

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Objective of the forum

Is to increase partnership dialogue, understanding and activity in different world regions, enabling pharmacy profession to have a greater impact on improving Pharmacy services and health by focusing on distinct local or regional needs.

Strategies

  • Mobilizing Pharmacists and pharmacy associations in our region to the new paradigm shifts in pharmacy practice.
  • Collaboration with WHO regional and country offices.
  • Plan and execute national and regional projects that will have direct impact in improving Pharmacists' roles in healthcare delivery.
  • Training and retraining for Pharmacists.
  • Research and documentation.
  • Increase Pharmacists' participation in Public Health.
  • Publication and Dissemination of Healthcare information.
  • Influence review of curriculum for the training of Pharmacists.
  • Increase the participation of Pharmacists from our region in FIP/WHO activities.
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Objective of the forum

Is to increase partnership dialogue, understanding and activity in different world regions, enabling pharmacy profession to have a greater impact on improving Pharmacy services and health by focusing on distinct local or regional needs.

Strategies

  • Mobilizing Pharmacists and pharmacy associations in our region to the new paradigm shifts in pharmacy practice.
  • Collaboration with WHO regional and country offices.
  • Plan and execute national and regional projects that will have direct impact in improving Pharmacists' roles in healthcare delivery.
  • Training and retraining for Pharmacists.
  • Research and documentation.
  • Increase Pharmacists' participation in Public Health.
  • Publication and Dissemination of Healthcare information.
  • Influence review of curriculum for the training of Pharmacists.
  • Increase the participation of Pharmacists from our region in FIP/WHO activities.
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The African Pharmaceutical Forum (APF) is the FIP sixth Regional forum of National Pharmaceutical Organizations in cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO) African regional office. The forum was founded in May 2004 in the capital of Zimbabwe.

Objective of the forum

Is to increase partnership dialogue, understanding and activity in different world regions, enabling pharmacy profession to have a greater impact on improving Pharmacy services and health by focusing on distinct local or regional needs.

Strategies

  • Mobilizing Pharmacists and pharmacy associations in our region to the new paradigm shifts in pharmacy practice.
  • Collaboration with WHO regional and country offices.
  • Plan and execute national and regional projects that will have direct impact in improving Pharmacists' roles in healthcare delivery.
  • Training and retraining for Pharmacists.
  • Research and documentation.
  • Increase Pharmacists' participation in Public Health.
  • Publication and Dissemination of Healthcare information.
  • Influence review of curriculum for the training of Pharmacists.
  • Increase the participation of Pharmacists from our region in FIP/WHO activities.
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