World Pharmacist Day 25 September 2023
Every year on September 25, we commemorate World Pharmacist Day 2023 to honor pharmacists for their contributions to enhancing world health. Every year, Pharmacists Day is observed with the aim of supporting initiatives that highlight and defend the contribution that pharmacists make to global health improvement. The theme of the World Pharmacists Day is “Pharmacy strengthening health systems.”
World Pharmacists Day is a chance to thank and recognize pharmacists and pharmacy professionals for their vital contributions to improving global health. It is commemorated on September 25 every year. Today is all about acknowledging and celebrating the important role they play. As we go ahead, it also supports and encourages initiatives meant to draw attention to the importance of pharmacy professionals in helping patients manage their continuing medical problems and needs. To put it simply, it’s a chance to recognize and honor the priceless service that pharmacists provide in healthcare systems worldwide.
World Pharmacists Day selects a subject each year to center its festivities and events on. The selected subject for 2023 is “Pharmacy strengthening health systems.” This subject emphasizes how important it is for pharmacists and other pharmacy professionals to support and enhance healthcare systems across the world.
The theme of World Pharmacist Day for this year is “Pharmacy Strengthening Health Systems.” This day is dedicated to recognizing and celebrating the indispensable contributions of pharmacists in the realm of medical supplements and healthcare professionals.
At a time when health systems around the world are recovering from the COVID-19 crisis and general consensus is that urgent action is needed for health services to meet future needs, this year’s World Pharmacists Day campaign presents opportunities to increase awareness of pharmacists as an intelligent solution.
COVID-19 has presented undeniable evidence of the capabilities of the pharmacy profession to support health systems. According to FIP member organisation the American Pharmacists Association, for example, during the pandemic pharmacy teams in the USA provided over 350 million clinical interventions in the form of COVID testing, vaccination, treatment and in-patient care.
Many international agencies and think tanks define a well-functioning health system as having: an accessible and reliable supply of medicines and technologies; trained and motivated healthcare workers; good infrastructure (including improved governance); evidence-based policies; strong plans; and adequate funding.
What is the history of World Pharmacist Day 2023
World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Istanbul, Turkey celebrated World Pharmacist Day in 2009 for the first time. On this day only, the Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) Council was founded on this date in 1912. This day aims to promote pharmacists’ contribution to health global health improvement and advancement through their work.
What is the theme of World Pharmacist Day 2023
The theme for World Pharmacist Day 2023 is “Pharmacy strengthening health systems”. It aims to support global health by enabling the advancement of pharmaceutical practice, sciences and education.
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