The capital of Togo will host from 3 to six July 2024, the twenty third version of the International Pharmaceutical Forum (FPI). This info was given on Thursday, May 23, 2024 in Lomé throughout a gathering with communications staff organized on the Department of Health and Public Hygiene.
Placed beneath the theme of “entry to common care: challenges, points and views of the pharmaceutical trade”, the primary goal of this twenty third version is to equip stakeholders, particularly pharmacists in Africa, so that every citizen can profit from the Universal Health Coverage that gives entry. in acquiring high quality important well being companies and important medicines which can be protected, efficient and inexpensive.
“The twenty third version of the worldwide pharmaceutical discussion board is the most important assembly of pharmacists on the African continent, it’s a framework for trade, to consolidate their skilled work, to share their information about medication and work in Lomé. every nation will use them in order that our individuals can profit from higher, high-quality care of their nation,” emphasised Dr. SANDOUIDI Alfred, Secretary General of FPI.
According to the Minister of Health and Public Hygiene, Dr AGBA-ASSIH Mamessile, this worldwide pharmaceutical discussion board is a part of the options to the independence of prescription drugs, due to the great trade alternatives it provides within the pharmaceutical occupation and to satisfy different people who find themselves well being gamers.
He added that the Lomé FPI launch occasion is an effective step to proceed enlightening all Togolese individuals concerning the position of the pharmacist as a public well being actor and the key challenges of drugs in entry to care.
Note that on this twenty third pharmaceutical discussion board, Togo intends to welcome Morocco as an honored nation. Morocco, with its common distribution of medical insurance and powerful capability for pharmaceutical trade improvement, will share its wealthy expertise with Togo and numerous FPI member nations.
In addition, Togo has a few years of cooperation with Morocco at a number of ranges; the pharmaceutical trade within the period of common medical insurance will profit from south-south cooperation.
Rachel Doubidji