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CHALLENGES FOR PHARMACY IN RESOURCE-POOR SETTINGS CONFERENCE

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Challenges for Pharmacy in Resource-poor Settings Conference

Challenges for Pharmacy in Resource-poor Settings Conference

8 April 2017

Resource-poor settings include those in low income countries and humanitarian situations. Pharmacy in these settings can be faced with many problems, such as supply chain issues and rational use, as well as ethical concerns. How can these challenges be overcome and how can pharmacists play a role in this process?

This joint conference between the Humanitarian Aid and Response Network (HARN, hosted on the Royal Pharmaceutical Society website) and the Wellcome Trust Brighton and Sussex Centre for Global Health Research aimed to help answer those questions. 

Read The Pharmaceutical Journal's write up of the conference here >

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Speakers included:

  • Trudi Hilton (Pharmacy Consultant for Pharmaceutical Supply Chain in Humanitarian Settings)
  • Barbara Pawulska (Advisor - Medical Supply Pharmacist, MSF, The Netherlands)
  • Dr Kathy Holloway (Former WHO Regional Advisor on Essential Medicines in South East Asia)
  • Owen Wood (Humanitarian Pharmacy Advisor, Save the Children) 
  • Eneyi Kpokiri (Hospital Pharmacist from Nigeria, specialising in research into antibiotic prescribing) 
  • Raymond Anderson (President, Commonwealth Pharmacists Association)  
  • Catherine Duggan (Director of Professional Development and Support, Interim Director for England, Royal Pharmaceutical Society)
      

Read more about the speakers > 


Attendees had the opportunity to:

  • hear from pharmacists and international experts experienced in working in low income countries and humanitarian situations 
  • learn about the challenges that medicines pose and pharmacists face in resource - poor settings
  • network with other pharmacists interested in working in resource - poor settings
  • participate in a scenario-based workshop. 
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What our participants had to say: 

"Relevant topics bursting with new ideas, creative solutions, amazing speakers."

"Inspirational and interactive."

"Lots of personal insight into an undervalued aspect of pharmacy - great enthusiasm."

"Inspirational speakers who loved their job."

"Real life experiences."

"Good networking opportunities."

Organised by Sarah Marshall, Wellcome Trust Brighton and Sussex Centre for Global Health Research, and Trudi Hilton, HARN moderator and Pharmacy Consultant for Pharmaceutical Supply Chains in Humanitarian Settings.