About us
The South East Asian Region Pharmaceutical (SEARPharm) Forum was founded in 2001 by the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) and national pharmaceutical associations in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
Our priority FIP Development Goals for 2024 are:
- DG 1 (Academic capacity)
- DG 2 (Early career training strategy)
- DG 4 (Advanced and specialist development)
- DG 5 (Competency development)
- DG 12 (Pharmacy intelligence)
- DG 15 (People-centred care)
- DG 16 (Communicable diseases)
- DG 17 (Antimicrobial stewardship)
- DG 19 (Patient safety)
- DG 20 (Digital health)
Other key priorities are preventing diseases through vaccinations in pharmacies, promoting self-care and common ailments management, addressing gender inequalities and transforming the pharmaceutical workforce.
How we work
Our executive committee is as follows:
President Dr Tanniru Venkata Narayana
Vice president Ms Chinta Abayawardana
Vice president & treasurer Dr Rao Vadlamudi
Secretary of pharmaceutical practice Mrs Manjiri Gharat
Secretary of pharmaceutical education and workforce development Ms Audrey Clarissa
Secretary of pharmaceutical sciences Mr Tisara De Silva
ECPG observer Mr Praveen Devanandan
The current statutes of the South East Asian Region Pharmaceutical Forum were adopted in April 2024.
Contact us at searpharm@fip.org
SEARPharm Forum with FIP President (2019-2023) Dominique Jordan (pictured 1st row, 4th from left) and FIP CEO Catherine Duggan (1st row, 5th from left).
Launch of the first issue of the forum’s i-Care Bulletin on antimicrobial resistance.
Pharmacy organisations in the South East Asia 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.
| Organisation | Member of FIP | |
| Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Society | Yes | |
| Bhutan Pharmaceutical Association | No | |
| Indian Association of Colleges of Pharmacy | Yes | |
| Indian Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists and Technologists | No | |
| Indian Pharmaceutical Association | Yes | |
| Indonesian Pharmacist Association (IAI) | Yes | |
| Maldives Pharmacy Professionals Alliance | No | |
| Myanmar Pharmaceutical Association | No | |
| Nepal Pharmaceutical Association | Yes | |
| Nepal Pharmacy Council | No | |
| Pharmaceutical Association of Thailand | Yes | |
| Pharmaceutical Society of Korea (DPR Korea) | No | |
| Pharmaceutical Society of Sri Lanka | Yes | |
| Pharmacy Council of Bangladesh | No | |
| Pharmacy Council of India | No | |
| Pharmacy Council of Thailand | No | |