Implementing FIP's global pharmaceutical education transformation vision in Sub-Saharan African countries

Uzman, Nilhan; Williams, Alison Ekwere; Altiere, Ralph J.; Anderson, Claire; Bates, Ian

Abstract

The realization of a competent, versatile and adaptable Pharmaceutical workforce which is a key component in achieving the World Health Organization Universal Health Coverage agenda in 2030 depends on the supply of adequately trained pharmacy workforce who can improve access to quality medicines while delivering quality pharmaceutical services. Despite the rise in the density of pharmacists across all World Health Organization regions, African countries still stay considerably behind in terms of absolute capacity per capita which means that the pharmacy workforce in Africa continues to be very low and not adequate to deliver the pharmaceutical services needs of the region. The International Pharmaceutical Federation is leading the transformation of pharmacy education in Sub-Saharan African countries to bridge this gap with a spotlight on increasing academic capacity, establishing needs-based education strategies and creating an enabling practice environment through advocacy. This commentary paper seeks to discuss the strategies such as the FIP-UNITWIN Programme and the Kenya-Nottingham Partnership utilized in transforming the pharmacy education and therefore the pharmaceutical workforce within the Sub-Saharan African Countries. This paper also gives a clue on subsequent steps which can advance pharmaceutical practice and science in the region.

Citation

Uzman, N., Williams, A. E., Altiere, R. J., Anderson, C., & Bates, I. (2020). Implementing FIP's global pharmaceutical education transformation vision in Sub-Saharan African countries. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 16(8), 1131-1135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2019.12.011

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Dec 10, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Dec 16, 2019
• Publication Date: 2020-08
• Deposit Date: Oct 29, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 12, 2021
• Journal: Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy
• Print ISSN: 1551-7411
• Electronic ISSN: 1934-8150
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 16
• Issue: 8
• Pages: 1131-1135
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2019.12.011
• Keywords: Pharmaceutical Science; Pharmacy
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/5005887
• Publisher URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1551741119311519?via%3Dihub
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