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Enabling pharmaceutical education and science transformation in the Eastern Mediterranean region: Launch of FIP-UNESCO UNITWIN Centre for Excellence
28 October 2025
Pharmaceutical education and science in the Eastern Mediterranean region (EMR) are at a pivotal stage of transformation, driven by the region’s diverse needs, evolving health priorities, and the pressing demand for a skilled pharmaceutical workforce. To support this reform, FIP, through the UNITWIN Network on Global Pharmacy Education Development and in collaboration with UNESCO, is launching the FIP-UNESCO UNITWIN Centre for Excellence in the EMR. Building on the lessons and impact of the 2025 FIP-UNESCO UNITWIN Strategic Insight Board report (https://www.fip.org/file/6324) and aligned with UNESCO’s 2023–2027 agreement. This CfE will serve as a regional hub for FIP’s Academic Institutional Members (AIMs), uniting partners to strengthen pharmacy education and science as a tool to advance practice, improve health outcomes, and promote sustainable workforce development across the region.
Moderator:
- Genuine Desireh, UNITWIN and Provision Programme Manager, FIP, The Netherlands Facilitator: - Hanadi Alolimi, UNITWIN and Provision Programme Coordinator, FIP, The Netherlands
Panellists:
- John A. Pieper, Professor and President Emeritus, University of Health Sciences & Pharmacy in St. Louis, USA
- Lilian M. Azzopardi, Professor, Department of Pharmacy at the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the University of Malta, Malta - Rula Darwish, Dean and Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Jordan, Jordan
- Mohamad Rahal, Dean of the School of Pharmacy, Lebanese International University, Lebanon - Abeer AlGhananeem, Dean, Ajman University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, UAE
- Dalia Bajis, Head of Programmes and Provision, FIP, The Netherlands
- Catherine Duggan, FIP CEO, FIP, The Netherlands
- Giovanni Pauletti, Professor & Dean of Research and Graduate Studies, University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis, USA
- Wael K. Ali Ali Mazrouh, President – FIP EMRpharm Regional Forum, Public Health Expert, FIP, Egypt
- Nadia Al Mazrouei, Associate Professor, Sharjah University, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
