Pharmacy in Action: Advancing Health Literacy and Equity Worldwide is a six-part digital event series uniting voices from across all six WHO regions to showcase how pharmacists are advancing health literacy and equity in health care. Stemming from FIP’s newly launched insight report, How pharmacists worldwide are strengthening health literacy and empowering patients, the report highlights innovative strategies to improve public understanding of health, medicines, and disease prevention, as well as the systemic barriers that limit pharmacists’ impact.
Pharmacy in Action: Advancing Health Literacy and Equity Worldwide – An FIP Advocacy Series
Driving Equity through collaboration and advocacy – A focus on the Eastern Mediterranean
11 November 2025
This session emphasizes the critical role of collaboration and advocacy in advancing equity through pharmacy. Participants will explore strategies for engaging policymakers, healthcare providers, and communities to reform outdated legislation, address systemic barriers, and expand pharmacists’ involvement in essential health services such as vaccination, chronic disease management, and public health education. Through regional dialogue and practical examples, the event will highlight successful advocacy initiatives, demonstrating how pharmacists can drive systemic change and enhance equitable access to care while strengthening health literacy in their communities.
Panellists:
- Ahmad Taqi, Assistant Prof. / President, Kuwait University / Kuwait Pharmaceutical Association, Kuwait
- Zeid Kilani, CEO Rawhi Group Pharmacies, President of the Jordan Pharmacists Association, Jordan
