About us
The Eastern Mediterranean Region Pharmaceutical Forum was founded in 2002. In the Eastern Mediterranean Region there has been a focus on human resources development, with training of healthcare workers and occupational health staff in many industry sectors. Priority areas are a study on the development of occupational health services in Eastern Mediterranean countries, and health problems of working children.
Our priority FIP Development Goals for 2024 are:
- DG 2 (Early career training strategy)
- DG 10 (Equity and equality)
- DG 15 (People-centred care)
- DG 16 (Communicable diseases)
- DG 17 (Antimicrobial stewardship)
- DG 20 (Digital health)
Other key priorities are to support FIP’s humanitarian, non-communicable diseases, and sustainability in pharmacy programmes.
How we work
Our executive committee is as follows:
President Dr Nadia Al-Mazrouei
Vice president Dr Wael Ali
Vice president & treasurer Mr Yousef Adam
Secretary of pharmaceutical practice Dr Nedhai Marei
Secretary of pharmaceutical education and workforce development Vacant position
Secretary of pharmaceutical sciences Mr Salah Kandeel
The current statutes of the Eastern Mediterranean Regional Pharmaceutical Forum were adopted in April 2024.
Contact us at EMR@fip.org
FIP member organisations in the Eastern Mediterranean region
| Afghanistan Nationwide Pharmacists Association |
| Community Pharmacy Owner Syndicate (Yemen) |
| Directorate General of Medical Supplies, Ministry of Health of Oman |
| Egyptian Foundation of Clinical Pharmacy |
| Egyptian organisation of pharmacy, development and training |
| Egyptian Pharmacists Syndicate |
| Emirates Medical Association: Emirates Pharmacy Society |
| Iranian Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists |
| Jordan Pharmacists Association |
| Kuwait Pharmaceutical Association |
| Lebanese order of Pharmacists |
| National Institute of Public Health, Clinical Epidemiology, and Toxicology - Lebanon |
| Pakistan Pharmacists Association |
| Pakistan Society of Health-System Pharmacists |
| Pharmacy Graduates’ Association of Pakistan |
| Saudi Pharmaceutical Society |
| Saudi Society of Clinical Pharmacy |
| SIGMA PHARM GIE (Morocco) |
| Somali Pharmacists Association |
| Sudanese Pharmacists Union |
| Syndicate of Iraqi Pharmacists |
| Syndicate of Kurdistan Pharmacists / Iraq |
| Union of Community Pharmacy of Tunisia |
Projects
Occupational health services
A study on developing occupational health services in Eastern Mediterranean countries and addressing the health problems of working children.
Collaboration with the World Health Organization
We are working closely with the WHO to improve healthcare efficiency and accessibility through innovative pharmacy services.
Creation of an expertise database
We plan to create a database of expertise across the region to facilitate engagement and collaboration.
FIP-UNESCO UNITWIN centre transition
We are leading efforts to transition the FIP-UNESCO UNITWIN Centre for Excellence to an association that includes schools of pharmacy across the Eastern Mediterranean, enabling resource sharing and educational initiatives.
Women in science and education survey
We are planning a survey to identify gaps and solutions for inequalities faced by women in science and education and early-career pharmacists. The findings will be used to set actions in collaboration with the FIPWiSE initiative.