About us
The WHO Western Pacific Region includes 37 countries and territories that are home to approximately one-fourth of the world’s population. It stretches from Mongolia in the north-west, to New Zealand in the south and the French Polynesia in the east. The Western Pacific Region is very diverse and includes some of the world’s smallest and most isolated countries such as Tuvalu and Kiribati, countries with highly developed economies such as Japan and Singapore, and fast-growing economies such as China and Vietnam.
The Western Pacific Pharmaceutical Forum (WPPF) was founded in 2001. Our priority FIP Development Goals for 2024 are:
- DG 5 (Competency development)
- DG 6 (Leadership development)
- DG 9 (Continuing professional development [CPD] strategies)
- DG 15 (People-centred care)
- DG 19 (Patient safety)
- DG 20 (Digital health)
Other key priorities are to support pharmacists in responding to non-communicable diseases. Equity and equality are also important areas of focus.
How we work
Our executive committee is as follows:
President Mr John Jackson
Vice President and Treasurer Ms Leonila Ocampo
Secretary of Pharmacy Practice Dr Suzanne Caliph
Secretary of Pharmaceutical Science Prof Joe Kang
Secretary of Pharmaceutical Education & Workforce Development Prof Wai Keung Chui
Member of the executive committee Prof. Sang Hoon Joo
Member of the executive committee Dr Nobuo Yamamoto
Member of the executive committee Ms Zuzaan Zulzaga
Member of the executive committee Mr Reynaldo Maxlito Umali
The current statutes of the Western Pacific Pharmaceutical Forum were adopted in April 2024.
Contact us at wppf@fip.org
FIP member organisations in the Western Pacific region
| Academy of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Japan |
| Association of Mongolian Pharmacy Professionals |
| Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association |
| Australian Pharmacy Council |
| Chinese Pharmaceutical Association |
| Fiji Pharmaceutical Society |
| Japan Pharmaceutical Association |
| Japanese Society of Hospital Pharmacists |
| Korean Pharmaceutical Association |
| Malaysian Pharmacists Society |
| Mongolian Association of United Pharmaceutical Organizations |
| Pharmaceutical Society of Australia |
| Pharmaceutical Society of Hong Kong |
| Pharmaceutical Society of Korea |
| Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand |
| Pharmaceutical Society of Singapore |
| Pharmaceutical Society of Taiwan |
| Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia |
| Taiwan Society of Health-System Pharmacists |
| Vietnamese Pharmaceutical Association |
Activities
The Pharmaceutical Forum of the Western Pacific annual report is available here.
Publications
- A scoping study of the medication therapy related pharmacist services in the Western Pacific Region.
- Comparative assessment of competency frameworks for pharmacists in the Western Pacific region including the potential for a regional framework.
- Using a collaborative decision-making approach to identify, prioritise and respond to issues influencing Good Pharmacy Practice across countries of the Western Pacific Region.
- The Decade of Healthy Ageing in ASEAN: Role of Life-course Immunisation.
Scholarships
Through annual scholarships funded by FIP, the FIP Foundation for Education and Research, the WPPF and others stakeholders, the WPPF enables young and early-career pharmacists from low- and middle-income countries to gain exposure to global practice and connect with other colleagues. These scholarships include:
- FIP Congress Travel Scholarships (2005– 2020)
- Early Career Leadership Development scholarships (2023)
- Ton Hoek Scholarship for young achievers funded by the FIP Foundation (2019)
- Scholarships sponsored by WPPF:
- WPPF Scholarship supported by Pharmaceutical Defence Limited (Australia) (2008)
- WPPF Scholarship supported by Ego Pharmaceuticals Australia (2015)
- WPPF Scholarship funded by WPPF (2017)
Previous awardees
2024 Rersan Sundiam Cosas (Philippines)
2023 Sheron Sir Loon Goh (Malaysia)
2020 Mnomin-Erdene Tsolmon (Mongolia)
2019 Margarita M Gutierrez (Philippines)
2019 Cheong Wing Loong Mark (Malaysia)
2018 Chun-Wai Mai (Malaysia)
2017 Wong Zhi Yen (Malaysia)
2017 Wei Wang (China)
2017 Reshnika Sen (Fiji)
2016 Cristan Agaceta (Philippines)
2016 Su Su (China)
2015 Gereltuya Dorj (Mongolia)
2015 Arianne Diane Aninon (Philippines)
2015 Avnil Shiva Narayan (Fiji)
2014 Vanny You (Philippines)
2014 Arnold Abhishek Ram (Fiji)
2013 Sheldon Jay Silva (Philippines)
2013 Nibhay Nand (Fiji)
2012 Paul Marvin Quizon (Philippines)
2012 Kumar Shaneel (Fiji)
2011 Bryan Posadas (Philippines)
2011 Ka Keat Lim (Malaysia)
2010 Ha Nguyen Dieu (Vietnam)
2010 Rosalynn Pangan (Philippines)
2009 Shelldon Jagdon (Philippines)
2009 Muhammad Abdul Hadi (Malaysia)
2008 Anh Dao Nguyen (Vietnam)
2008 Roderick Salenga (Philippines)
2008 Edward Nanatsi (Papua New Guinea)
2007 Dinh Thi Thanh Thuy (Vietnam)
2006 Aaron D’Souza (Australia)
2006 Fei-Yuan Hsiao (China Taiwan)
2005 Shane Jackson (Australia)
2005 Muhammed Haniki (Malaysia)