Eighth anniversary of the Astana Declaration: Pharmacists’ provision of primary health care services and global advocacy

Pharmacists are an important part of this primary health care (PHC) ecosystem. Their accessibility, medicines expertise and regular contact with individuals and communities position them to contribute across the continuum of care, including health promotion, disease prevention, self-care, early identification of health risks, management of common ailments, medicines optimisation, adherence support, screening, monitoring and referral. Strengthening pharmacists’ role in PHC also contributes to more sustainable and resilient health systems, including preparedness for climate-related, humanitarian and pandemic-related health challenges. Building on FIP's three WHA79 side events which addressed complementary PHC priorities, including self-care and UHC, safe and sustainable access to medicines in complex crises and humanitarian settings, and the pharmacy workforce’s contribution to tobacco control and wider NCD prevention, FIP is organising a digital event to mark the eighth anniversary of the Astana Declaration. The event will highlight the evolving contribution of pharmacy-led PHC services and global advocacy of pharmacist at WHA 79.

Chair:
-Mr. Lars-Åke Söderlund, President-elect, FIP, Sweden.

Panellists:
-Dr. Catherine Duggan, Chief executive officer, FIP, The Netherlands.
-Dr. Aysu Selcuk, Lead for economic intelligence, FIP, The Netherlands.
-Ms. Precious Ekpotu, Data support coordinator, FIP, The Netherlands.
-Prof. Nadia Al Mazrouei, Vice president, FIP, UAE.
-Mr. Luís Lourenço, FIP Vice president, FIP, Portugal .
-Ms. Akua Frimpomaa Darkwah, International Partnerships Lead, Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana, Ghana.
-Ms. Audrey Clarissa, Managing Director, Imedco Djaja, Indonesia.
-Dr. Angelica Meneses, Former President, Mexican Pharmaceutical Association, Mexico.

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