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FIP and our partners in the Indian Pharmaceutical Association
were equally as enthusiastic in welcoming participants to
the 71st FIP World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical
Sciences. Under the theme Compromising quality and safety
a risky path , all were encouraged to join in discussions as to
how pharmacy practitioners and scientists may best ensure the
delivery of safe, quality and responsibly used medicines.
FIP s 71st Congress opened with one of the most important
occasions in FIP History a monumental visit by the President
of India during the Opening Ceremony. All were honoured by
Her Excellency s presence and inspired by her words of
motivation for pharmacists potential in India and around the
world.
Following the visit of the President and Government Officials,
the AssistantDirector General of the World Health Organization
(WHO) was present to sign the official WHOFIP Joint Statement
on the Role of the Pharmacist in Tuberculosis Care and Control
with FIP President Dr Michel Buchmann. The Joint Statement
establishes a series of measures to help detect TB, offer
treatment support to TB patients, and substantially reduce the
number of deaths from TB. This is to be achieved by encouraging
the FIP s network of two million pharmacists and pharmaceu
tical scientists around the world to become fully engaged in
national TB care and control efforts. As such, the Statement
will set the stage for increased pharmacist involvement in the
prevention of and care of patients with tuberculosis; a timely and relevant issue considering the spread of tuberculosis in
India. Read the full press release from the Congress as well as
gain access to the Joint Statement here
Many award winners were also honoured during the afternoon
Click here for the full press release on Award Winners 2011, with
a special congratulations to Prof Malcolm Rowland for being
awarded the 2011 Host Madsen Medal.