International Pharmaceutical Federation (www.pharmareview.wordpress.com). Pharmacists of all over the world work like a community. They have so many common issues, challenges and feature to share. We meet, learn, distribute and exchange views at different occasions; conferences, exhibitions, lectures, plenary sessions and section programs around the year.
International Pharmaceutical Federation founded in 1912, located at Hague, Netherlands (Tel.: +31-70-3021970, Fax: +31-70-3021999, Email: fip@fip.orgis). Mr A.J.M. (Ton) Mr. Hoek is working as general secretary & CEO for this session. It is the global federation of national associations of pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists and is in official relations with the World Health Organization (WHO). Through its 124 Member Organizations FIP represents and serves more than two million practitioners and scientists around the world.
Throughout its almost 100 year history, FIP’s priorities have expanded both literally and figuratively to meet the needs and expectations of the profession in expanding healthcare services and integrating emerging scientific developments. Changes in pharmacy and the emergence of Pharmacy Practice as a cornerstone of the profession have lead FIP to become globally visible for its advocacy on behalf of the role of the pharmacist in the provision of healthcare, while still maintaining its grounding in the pharmaceutical sciences.
In parallel, the membership of FIP has evolved to become the most extensive global pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences network. This network is continuing to expand its presence and influence through partnerships with some of the world’s leading healthcare, educational and scientific institutions.
FIP’s highest organ is the FIP Council. In the Council, all national pharmaceutical associations (Member Organizations’) and national pharmaceutical scientific associations (Predominantly Scientific Member Organizations’) are represented and have voting rights. FIP’s Observer Organizations, supra-national pharmaceutical (scientific) associations, also participate in the Council but do not have voting rights
The pictorial reviews of different international pharmaceutical events, organized by different associations/ societies in miscellaneous parts of the world are as under;