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Roll out the drums! The African Pharmaceutical Forum (APF) is 20 years old this year. We look forward to receiving you at the FIP congress in Cape Town (1-4 September 2024). It is fitting that we celebrate this special anniversary in Africa with a number of African initiatives. You don't want to miss any part of it! |
About us
The African Pharmaceutical Forum was founded in 2004, in Harare, Zimbabwe. Its inaugural meeting took place on 6 and 7 April 2004 with 15 countries in attendance (Cameroon, Cote D’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea Conakry, Lesotho, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia, Zambia and Zimbabwe) along with FIP president Mr Jean Parrot and the World Health organization representative for Zimbabwe Dr Everist Njelesani. Click here for more about this meeting and history of the forum.
Our priority FIP Development Goals for 2024 are:
• DG 16 (Communicable diseases)
• DG 17 (Antimicrobial stewardship)
• DG 18 (Access to medicines, devices and services)
Other key priorities are:
- Producing a report (“Africa situation report”) providing an overview of pharmacy practices in the sub-Saharan region and addressing the critical healthcare areas aligned with the World Health Organization’s global health priorities. The collected insights will provide an update on the current landscape regarding workforce development and shortages, the role of pharmacy in managing and preventing both communicable and non-communicable diseases, pharmacies’ contributions to humanitarian efforts, and the implementation of sustainable pharmacy practices.
- Leading the transition of the FIP-UNESCO UNITWIN Centre for Excellence in Africa to an Africa-wide association of schools of pharmacy. This will be the first of its kind on the continent and bring together academic institutions to deliver on initiatives to transform education and facilitate the sharing of resources and best practices.
- Working with the FIPWiSE initative as well as FIP’s Early Pharmaceutical Career Group to identify gaps/needs/solutions for inequalities for women in science and education and for early career pharmacists across the region. There will be a survey to assess these, then follow-up actions will be set for the region.
How we work
Our executive committee is as follows:
President Ms Jocelyn Chaibva
Vice president Dr Didier Mouliom Ngambe
Vice president & treasurer Dr Arinola Joda
Secretary of pharmaceutical practice Mr William A. Adjabui
Secretary of pharmaceutical education and workforce development Vacant position
Secretary of pharmaceutical sciences Dr Henri Charles Ainadou
The current statutes of the African Pharmaceutical Forum were adopted in April 2024.
Contact us at apf@fip.org
Follow us and our activities on social media 
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| Elected APF Executive Committee in Brisbane, 2023 |
After the APF meeting in Brisbane 2023 |
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| APF at the Algerian Pharmaceutical Federation (FAP) Conference 2022 | Delegates at the APF Regional Workshop 2021 |
Pharmacy organisations in the African region
The following list contains organisations in the region that are known to FIP. This list is non-exhaustive and FIP is continuing to add to this list.
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Organisation |
Member of FIP |
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Algerian Pharmaceutical Federation |
Yes |
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Angolan Pharmaceutical Society |
No |
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Associação de Farmacêuticos de Moçambique |
No |
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Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria |
Yes |
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Association of Industrial Pharmacists of Nigeria |
Yes |
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Association Rwandaise des Pharmaciens |
No |
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Chadian Order of Pharmacists |
Yes |
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Conseil National de l'Ordre des Pharmaciens de Côte d'Ivoire |
Yes |
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Conseil National de l'Ordre des Pharmaciens de Guinée |
No |
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Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network |
Yes |
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Eritrean Pharmaceutical Association |
Yes |
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Ethiopian Pharmaceutical Association |
Yes |
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Kenya National Union of Pharmaceutical Technologists |
No |
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Kingdom of Eswatini Pharmacy Association |
No |
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National Council of Pharmacists in Cameroon |
Yes |
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National Council of the Order of Pharmacists of Mali |
Yes |
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National Order of Pharmacist of Benin |
Yes |
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Nigeria Association of Foreign Trained Pharmacists |
Yes |
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Ordem dos farmacêuticos e técnicos de farmácia da Guiné-Bissau |
No |
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Order of Pharmacists of Cabo Verde |
Yes |
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Order of Pharmacists of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Yes |
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Ordre des Pharmaciens du Sénégal |
Yes |
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Ordre national des Pharmaciens de la République du Congo |
No |
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Ordre National des Pharmaciens de Madagascar |
Yes |
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Ordre National des Pharmaciens du Burkina Faso |
Yes |
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Pharmaceutical Association of Liberia |
Yes |
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Pharmaceutical Association of Liberia |
No |
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Pharmaceutical Association of Mauritius |
Yes |
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Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana |
Yes |
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Pharmaceutical Society of Kenya |
Yes |
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Pharmaceutical Society of Malawi |
Yes |
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Pharmaceutical Society of Namibia |
Yes |
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Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria |
Yes |
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Pharmaceutical Society of Sierra Leone |
Yes |
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Pharmaceutical Society of South Africa |
Yes |
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Pharmaceutical Society of South Sudan |
Yes |
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Pharmaceutical Society of Tanzania |
Yes |
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Pharmaceutical Society of Uganda |
Yes |
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Pharmaceutical Society of Zambia |
Yes |
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Pharmaceutical Society of Zimbabwe |
Yes |
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Pharmacists Council of Zimbabwe |
No |
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Pharmacy Association of Lesotho |
Yes |
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Pharmacy Council of Ghana |
No |
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Rwanda Community Pharmacists Union |
Yes |
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Rwanda National Pharmacy Council |
Yes |