World Pharmacists Day 2017
"From research to health care: Your pharmacist is at your service" is the theme of this year's World Pharmacists Day.
"This theme was chosen to reflect the numerous contributions of the profession of pharmacy to health. From research and development of medicines to the education of future pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists and direct care, we do all this at the service of our patients and communities, "said IFP President Carmen Peña.
"We want to emphasize that pharmacists are the backbone of health care in many different settings. However, care delivery does not begin in community pharmacies or hospitals. the health problems of populations and the development of drugs, policies and education to address them.We are often pharmacists there at the beginning of the process, when the first molecule that effectively treats a disease is identified, "added Dr. Peña.
World Pharmacists Day is used by FIP members and others around the world to highlight the value of the pharmacy profession and the impact on health improvement to authorities, other professions and the media as well as for the general public. IFJ has produced resources for this year's campaign in the six official languages of the United Nations: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. These include animation and other materials for print and social media.
FIP is inviting pharmacists to support World Pharmacists Day by creating profile images for their social media accounts using the official FIP Twibbon or a specially designed poster "Your pharmacist is at your service."