Events

This roundtable event follows 6 regional events – episodes 3.1 to 3.6 of the programme – which dissected priorties, needs and barriers across the world’s six regions. We now bring back the key outcomes from the six regional discussions int one roundtable to identify common priorities for action to transform vaccination. Each regional perspective will be represented by the panelists, alongside other leaders and stakeholders.

FIP is excited to announce a new initiative entitled “Transforming Vaccination Globally and Regionally.” This initiative involves a three-part series of 8 online events each, and is the first FIP transformational outcome-based online programme of its kind, culminating in the signing of a historical commitment by FIP and member organisations to transform vaccinations globally and regionally.

In this episode – “Pharmacist Vaccinators as a way to improve access to medicines” – is an interview format that focuses on the FIP Development Goal 18: Access to Medicines and Services from the perspective of vaccination by the pharmacist as well as FIP Development Goal 10 Equality and Equity. The role of pharmacists in ensuring that vaccinations are widely and easily accessible by all people in all areas of the world, and the expertise of pharmacists in delivering the logistics and services needed to increase vaccination rates.

Women are powerful agents of change, and the benefits and effectiveness of equitable representation in leadership and decision-making are evident. The findings show that COVID-19 outcomes are systematically better in countries led by women. Still, women continue to be vastly under-represented in decision-making. In health care, why relatively few women lead in a profession where 70% of the workforce is female, is an ongoing paradox.

FIP-WiSE – Women in Science and Education- Women’s Leadership Lab creates a virtual platform to bring women leaders in pharmaceutical science and pharmacy education to support and enable women in these fields to achieve their full potential.

The new FIP Development Goals which have just launched are set to transform global pharmacy by providing a systematic and integrated framework that can support the transformation of pharmacy practice, science and workforce & education. Of the 21 Goals, FIP Development Goal 10 impacts us all. The Equity & Equality Goal calls for clear strategies to address inequalities in the pharmaceutical workforce, widen access and equity of pharmaceutical care services & access, as well equity in global capacity in pharmaceutical sciences development. Together we will deconstruct Goal 10 for pharmacy, discuss ways we can implement them and how FIP-EquityRx (FIP’s programme on Equity & Equality) is supporting FIP DG 10’s global implementation.

Female health and social care workers deliver the majority of care in all settings and the barriers they face at work undermine their own well-being and constrain progress on gender equality. As demands for health care rise due to COVID-19, existing challenges are exacerbated and new pressures for health and social care workers are created worldwide. Women clustered into lower status and lower paid jobs in the global health workforce are at higher risk of COVID-19 infection, compounded by exhaustion and mental stress.

In partnership with the Johnson and Johnson Center for Health Worker Innovation, Women in Global Health (WGH) are producing a series of Women, Leadership and Power digital Action Labs to highlight women’s contribution during the COVID-19 global pandemic. Each Action Lab will address one of the WGH Five Asks for Global Health Security.

The second lab in this series (24th September, 9 am- 10:30 EST) will address Ask 2: Provide health workers, most of whom are women, with safe and decent working conditions. We welcome a range of speakers from across the health and social workforce to take part in a participatory discussion to address the challenges COVID-19 has placed on their sector.

Moderator, Ralph Altiere, and Facilitator, Nilhan Uzman, lead the discussion on inequities in Pharmacy Education. Featuring panelists Bhojraj Suresh, Derick Munkombwe, Alison Williams, Patricia Acuna-Johnson, Nguyen Van Hung and Jennie Lates.

This panel discussion lead by Mariam El Boakye-Gyasi, Ecehan Balta, Rajani Shakya and Anyango Esther highlighted the role of women in the COVID-19 pandemic

This panel discussion aimed to:

Provide relevant information and interim guidelines for pharmacists and the pharmacy workforce on Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 pandemic.

• Share and discuss strategies adopted by pharmacy leaders and workers – including our Member Organisations – in response to the pandemic.
• Engage frontline workers of the health and pharmacy workforce to know about the realities facing them around the world.
• Discuss the implications of the pandemic on issues such as safety, supply, shortages that have been exacerbated by COVID-19, across our nations and regions. lina@fip.org
• Consider the impact of this disease on patients across age groups and with concurrent conditions.
• Assess and discuss the evidence behind treatments and the process of developing therapies, vaccines and tests.