2005 Events

Collaborative Meeting in Malta 2005

Global health – Networking for Better Outcomes was the theme of the Symposium conducted jointly by the Commonwealth Pharmaceutical Association, the Commonwealth Dental Association, the Commonwealth Nurses Federation and the Commonwealth HIV/AIDS Action Group. The Symposium was held during the Peoples Forum on the occasion of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Malta, November 2005.

Mr Winston Cox, Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General, welcomed the delegates and introduced the major topics of discussion: HIV/AIDS – Access to Treatment and Care and Migration of Health Professionals – the Global Response.

Speakers included: Dr Alice Welbourn, Chair UK Board of Trustees, International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS; Dr Richard Scheffer, Chair Advocacy Committee of the UK Forum for Hospice and Palliative Care Worldwide; Professor Agyeman Badu Akosa, President, Commonwealth Medical Association and Director-General, Ministry of Health, Ghana; Dr Richard A Cooper, Professor of Medicine, Leonard Davis Institute, University of Pennsylvania, USA.

An Executive Summary of the symposium and a summary of the recommendations emanating from the Symposium can be obtained from the CPA Secretariat admin@commonwealthpharmacy.org.

Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria/CPA Workshop - 22nd May 2005

The joint PSN/CPA Workshop 'Highlights Burden of TB in Nigeria', held in Abuja, Nigeria to mark World Stop TB Day 2005, brought together officials from Federal and State Ministries of Health, clinicians, nurses, social workers, journalists and over 80 PSN members to discuss the role of the pharmacist in the management of tuberculosis (TB). Issues addressed at the Workshop included the prevalence of TB and its socio-economic impact, the implementation of the DOTS programme in both public and private sectors and TB/HIV co-infection. PSN President U.N.O Uwaga, called on the government to adequately engage pharmacists in all health delivery programmes, inlcuding the National Strategy for Tuberculosis Control.

Africa Malaria Day 2005

The Roll Back Malaria theme for 2005 is “Unite Against Malaria”. In support of this theme CPA is encouraging member organisations to plan events and activities to mark Africa Malaria Day, focusing on the theme “Pharmacists – Partnering with Communities”.

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Member Activities

Pharmaceutical Society of Tanzania

Thanks to members of the Pharmaceutical Society of Tanzania (PST), children at a Dar-es-Salaam orphanage will rest a little easier. Members donated 50 nets and participated in the insecticide treatment of nets, both old and new. After donating equipment for cutting tall grass and rakes for clearing the environment, members soon put this equipment to good use. PST also distributed T-shirts with malaria prevention and treatment compliance messages to members of the media, as part of their “Pharmacists in the Fight Against Malaria” Campaign.

Cameroon Pharmacists Promote Malaria Awareness

Africa Malaria Day has become an important annual event in Cameroon. In the North West Province, pharmacists are actively involved with malaria prevention and treatment in their communities. Using radio and television broadcasts, pharmacists counselled patients, interviewed public health officials and discussed how pharmacists can play a vital role in promoting the use of insecticide-treated bed nets and encouraging early treatment, to help combat malaria.