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Newsletter ARO

Arican Regional Ofce

International Pharmaceutical

Students’ Federation

Colors o Arica #1 june 2011

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Arican Regional Ofce

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1st AfRO Newsleer

IPSF AfRO

IPSF African Regional Oce (AfRO) was born in the 54th

IPSF Annual Congress held in Cluj-Napoca, Romania

in 1st-11th August 2008 when its establishment wasvoted in as a way of tackling the importance of

decentralizing IPSF work in the region. The rst

AFRO Regional Working Group (RWG) comprised

of the Chairperson; Bedan Maina (NUPSA, Kenya),

Secretary; David Kulemela (COMPSA, Malawi),

Regional Projects Ocer (RPO); Cassien Havugimana

(AEPHAR, Rwanda), Regional Relaons Ocer (RRO);

Jacky Thapelo Maenetja (SAPSF, South Africa),

Internal Coordinaon and Communicaon Ocer

(ICCO); Timothy Ekosse (SAPSF, South Africa) and

Regional Student Exchange Ocer (RSEO); OlatunjiKolawole (PANS,Nigeria).

AfRO was represented at the 55th IPSF Annual

Congress held in Bali, Indonesia from 1st -11th August

2009 by Cassien Havugimana (RPO) and Mariita

Kizito (MUPSA Contact Person-CP) thanks to the IPSF

Development Fund Events Grant.

The current AfRO RWG was appointed at the 56 th

IPSF World Congress held in Ljubljana, Slovenia in

August 2010.

AfRO is laying foundaon for organizing the rst

ever African Regional Symposium to consolidate

the connent’s IPSF parcipaon as well as cement

solidarity among AfRO members! This will be

preceded by the region’s rst ever Leaders in Training

(LIT) workshop which aims at sharpening leadership

skills of students at the local and global arena. Please

visit hp://afro.ipsf.org for details.

It is me for AfRO members to arise, unite and make

their unshakeable voice heard globally. AfRO RWG

humbly requests all to acvely dance to the IPSF

rhythm and help build a strong AfRO!

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Regional Working

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I rst became involved in IPSF when I

was appointed CP of Nairobi University

Pharmacy Students’ Associaon

(NUPSA), Kenya in 2007. Represenng

Kenya at the 2nd World Healthcare

Students’ Symposium in Albuferia,

Portugal in November 2007 courtesy

of the IPSF Development Fund Events

grant was such an eye opener to the

magnicent IPSF world. Since then I’ve

parcipated in a number of IPSF eventsand even represented IPSF in other

conferences. As anyone who has had a

taste of IPSF would aest, IPSF is like a

virus which once you are infected, you

can just spread but not eradicate!

On appointment as the Chairperson of

AfRO, I felt the immense desire to spread

this IPSF spirit to the whole African

connent to ensure that all corners can

feel it too and that the regions’ voice in

IPSF becomes louder than ever before!No man is an island and so I believe we

can pull together to bring about the

much desired change in the region. The

ulmate fruit of acve IPSF parcipaon

is just so sweet: cemenng friendships

globally and personal and professional

development. I am a living proof of that!

Give it a try! See for yourself!

Introducing RWG

Bedan Maina

ARO Chairperson 2008-2011

Regional Working Group

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AHLA WA SAHLA (welcome)

Greengs from Algeria! I am

Redouane SOUALMI, the Secretary-

General of IPSF AfRO 2010-2011.

I am a recent pharmacy graduatefrom Algiers University.

My involvement with IPSF started

this year 2010 when I represented

for the rst me my country Algeria

and our associaon ASEPA as

Ocial Delegate in 56th IPSF World

congress in Ljubljana – Slovenia

where I got completely infected by

IPSF spirit.

It’s a pleasure for me to work with

the IPSF team, creang outstanding

projects, spreading new ideas, and

exchanging experiences.

I am looking forward to have good

cooperaon and support from all

members and to try to increase IPSF

to the highest level in Africa.

Viva la Pharmacy!

Joseph Oduro Amoako

Regional Relations Ofcer 2010-2011

Redouane Soulami

ARO Secretary General 2010-2011

My name is Joseph Oduro Amoako, 23 and a pharmacy intern in Ghana.

I served with the Ghana Pharmaceucal Students’ Associaon as the

Internaonal Relaons ocer and Contact Person as well as Student

Exchange Ocer within IPSF. Indeed it has been a nice me working withIPSF and I enjoy every bit my me with all IPSFers around the globe.

As the AfRO Regional Relaons Ocer (RRO), I coordinate with the Chair of

Internal and External Relaons of IPSF to bring on board new members. I also

aid in extending our relaons with professional bodies within and outside

the connent.

I believe is now me for us especially within the African region to share our

ideas for the beerment of our future and the future of the connent as

a whole. My vision is to help create a new world where people are free to

enjoy all benets especially with health and promote a cordial relaonship

among the youth especially pharmacy students. Indeed we are the friends of the human race that is why we are beginning to create this among pharmacy

students rst.

Finally, I would wish that we all contribute our quota to helping create a beer

world for all. Let us believe

in ourselves and connue to

have faith in Africa because

we have it all to create a new

life in future. Love is the key.

Let us do everything with

unquenching love and care

for others. Let us now rise upand be our brother’s keeper.

Long live Pharmacy,

Long live AFRICA! 3

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Through aending dierent Pharmaceucal conferences

we always open our minds and become even more

creave, as we build our professionals.

What should be done to improve our regional projects?

Despite of our cultural diversicaon, we should be

bounded by our professional principles and goals, since

we are all aim to create an environment free from

diseases which will make the world a beer place for

living.

Let us create a good, peaceful, and integrated, regional

society that will be powered by communicaons,

meengs, symposiums, and experience sharing. Hopefully

this will act as a unicaon force among us.

But above all, we shall be even more close by working on

one Annual Specic Focus Goal(s) since at the end of the

day, we would be able to come up with a nal resoluons

regarding parcular project(s) which can be shared with

other health facilies.

Pharmacy professional in our region face dierent common

problems in common, they include:

• Lack of enough investment.

• High movement of skilled labor.

• Lack of enough skilled personnel.

• Technical standard of producon(industrial

based)

• Lack of Research and Development laboratories.

• A very compeve market (industrial based)

• Lack of skills for using latest technologies.

See these might be only challenges that may change to as

stepping stones towards successful Pharmacy professional

within the region, but then the basic principle challenge

which is the biggest threat is we young professionalsaccepng the fact of our ONNESS in creang a feasible

soluons for all these problems.

As a regional project ocer I believe in team working

and experience sharing, I am being very happy working

with such a good and cooperave IPSF AFRO team, it is

giving me strength to face the challenges we are facing

as a region, furthermore I see the dream of bringing

Internaonal Experience in Our region will not only be a

hard dream but also a successful and remarkable step for

our region.

Let us work together as a team to achieve our goals and

missions.

The Tanzania Pharmaceucal Students’ Associaon

(TAPSA) Guardian Dr Malele addressing the students

during Annual conference which held earlier this year.

In this profession, when we fall, we should fall together but

then when we shine and raise, we should raise together.

Viva la Pharmacie!!!!!

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1. 1st AfRO Leaders In Training (LIT) 4th-6th July 2011, Nairobi,

Kenya: hp://afro.ipsf.org . Gain invaluable leadership skills by

parcipang in this very excing training but hurry to send your

applicaon before deadline on 25th June 2011. Applicaon forms

can be obtained at [email protected] or [email protected]

2. African Pharmaceucal Symposium 7th -9th July 2011, Nairobi,

Kenya: hp://afro.ipsf.org . Meet fellow AfRO members here and

share experiences as we brainstorm on the challenges we face

and how to exploit the region’s incredible potenal.

3. 11th Commonwealth Pharmacist Associaon (CPA) Conference

29th May-1st June 2011, Durban, South Africa: hp://conference.

pssa.org.za/ . An IPSF session will be held during this conference

on 31st May 2011 with special movaonal speakers, very senior

in the profession.

4. 57th IPSF World Congress, 3rd-13th August 2011, Hatyai, Thailand:

www.ipsf2011.org . It is to the best interest of AfRO that the

region be well represented in this Congress to enhance the

African voice so a call is heralded to all AfRO members to ensure

they are represented.

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