Catherine Duggan

Chief Executive Officer @ International Pharmaceutical Federation (@FIP_org) FRPharmS, Fellow @theRSAorg. Honorary Professor @UoN_Pharmacy #EquityRx. Views mine

[Catherine Duggan @DrCDuggan]

⁦@FIP_org⁩ ⁦@WHO⁩ MOU sets out the ways in which we will support and deliver Shared agendas and targets. MOUs are the formal start of partnerships. My FRIEND & friend of ⁦@FIP_org ⁦@DrTedros⁩ proudly wears the FIP pin as we build trust and friendship #WHA72

[FIP @FIP_org]

FIP vice president Raquel Martínez highlights how FIP's Strategic Objective 6 focuses on strengthening leadership, governance and global engagement across the profession: https://t.co/j3sFPk5i9q. ▶️ Watch below to learn more.

[FIP @FIP_org]

"We have added years to life, not life to years. This is where pharmacy and self-care can make a difference," said FIP CEO Catherine Duggan today at a @BusinessatOECD event titled "The socio-economic value of self-care" in Paris, France.

[FIP @FIP_org]

The FIP Passport is back again this year. Make sure to join the competition during the congress and get rewards! (https://t.co/iXi6cpCxSS). Register by 3 June (23:59 CEST) to grab the early bird discount and participate in this congress activity: https://t.co/Ok1cmuDA8p.

[FIP @FIP_org]

“We urge member states to require, rather than encourage, high-income countries to
make targeted co-investments in the health workforce and health systems in source
countries,” said Yifan Zhou, @FIPECPG, at #WHA79 https://t.co/CDtHEGIBIM. FIP is a founding member of @WHPAlliance.

[FIP @FIP_org]

Yesterday, FIP hosted it's first of three side events in Geneva during World Health Assembly. The session explored practical strategies to strengthen self-care through community-based services: https://t.co/0lb1LMrxLO.

The event was supported by unrestricted funding from Opella.

[FIP @FIP_org]

The second FIP side event at the 79th session of the #WHA was held today in collaboration with @IFRC. FIP highlighted pharmacists' role in humanitarian settings using their expertise to get essential medicines & pharmacy services to people hit by conflict: https://t.co/i7p7KXSvQf

[FIP @FIP_org]

FIP was at a forum on medicine supply resilience strategy by FIP member organisation the Taiwan Society of Health-System Pharmacists at #WHA79. FIP president Paul Sinclair presented strategies to strengthen drug supply stability & highlighted FIP’s work: https://t.co/49ENk9UF0b

[FIP @FIP_org]

Today at #WHA79, FIP hosted a side event on implementing the @WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control & broader NCD prevention targets by integrating the pharmacy workforce: https://t.co/7EFGseOt2t. The event was supported by unrestricted funding from Kenvue.

[FIP @FIP_org]

“We urge Member States to fully integrate pharmacists into primary health care for equitable vaccine access,” said Clara Mayunga, @FIPECPG chair of projects, at the #WHA79 yesterday. Read the full statement here: https://t.co/UShMW8t4uM.

[FIP @FIP_org]

“Pharmacists, as one of the most accessible healthcare professionals, are essential to the provision of vaccination services. . . . To date, only 44 countries have authorised pharmacists to administer vaccines,” said Mariet Eksteen, FIP, at #WHA79 today: https://t.co/MU83XkE7aw.

[WHO FCTC @FCTCofficial]

📍 In the sidelines of the #WHA79, the Secretariat of the WHO FCTC presented at the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) @FIP_org side event, “Implementing the WHO FCTC & wider #NCD prevention targets by integrating the pharmacy workforce.”

🌍 The Secretariat highlighted that, as an international treaty with global reach, the WHO FCTC provides the framework for addressing tobacco dependence and cessation through Article 14 and its implementation guidelines. The Convention also recognises the important roles and responsibilities of health workers, including pharmacists, in supporting tobacco cessation and broader tobacco control efforts.

🤝 The Secretariat also highlighted that the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), as an Observer to the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the WHO FCTC, is an important partner in advancing tobacco control efforts globally.

Further we emphasized that:

👩‍⚕️Health workers, including pharmacists, are role models and have a responsibility to set a positive example by remaining tobacco-free. Those who use tobacco should be supported through access to cessation programmes.

🎓 Strengthening the inclusion of tobacco cessation support in the education and curricula of health workers, including pharmacists, remains essential.

📊 Monitoring tobacco use and implementation of tobacco control policies should also include indicators related to tobacco dependence and cessation.

🌐 International collaboration should support the provision of technical, scientific, legal and other expertise for programmes promoting tobacco cessation.

📚 Resources featured during the event included:

Art-14 Demand reduction measures concerning tobacco dependence and cessation https://t.co/TU6kqtn1E2

WHO clinical treatment guideline for tobacco cessation in adults https://t.co/YbxfgQfEFd

FIP Practice Transformation Programme on NCDs:
https://t.co/mKPxhEXzm7

Joint WHO-FIP statement on the role of pharmacists in tobacco cessation 31 May 2024, World No-Tobacco Day:
https://t.co/w49OjqrX4x

[WHPA @WHPAlliance]

Yesterday evening WHPA brought together its leadership and key stakeholders in a standing-room only side event at #WHA79
#HealthProfessionals united to reframe health expenditure as an investment
👉Read the press release https://t.co/FYZYlInuCU

[FIP @FIP_org]

Health is wealth was the message of @WHPAlliance event at #WHA79 this week. Amid economic instability & cuts to health budgets, speakers emphasised that health expenditure should not be viewed as a burden, but as a strategic investment: https://t.co/5OLhtLWZQa.

[FIP @FIP_org]

“FIP urges Member States to explicitly integrate pharmacists into national mental health policies and service delivery models,” said Aysu Selçuk, FIP, at the #WHA79 today: https://t.co/9kcAYWiEke. Explore FIP resources on mental health here: https://t.co/uH6UcX2pUG.

[Raquel Martínez García @rmartinezfarma]

🌍👩🏻‍⚕️At the World Health Assembly, I joined a side event by @FIP_org and @ifrc on the role of pharmacy in emergency preparedness and response.

One clear message: health system resilience is not improvised. It must be built before crises happen. 👇🏼

[FIP @FIP_org]

O relatório da FIP sobre a formação para a vacinação em farmácias já está disponível em português (https://t.co/7XiexKsp9r). Agradecemos à nossa organização aliada, a Associação de Farmacêuticos dos Países de Língua Portuguesa (AFPLP) pela colaboração nesta tradução.

[FIP @FIP_org]

🌍 From the FIP Vaccination Summit in March, Koen Straetmans, president,
Association of Pharmacists Belgium (2020-26), shares how community pharmacy vaccination is progressing in Belgium: https://t.co/ovxRn0WEWR.

[FIP @FIP_org]

In this video, FIP vice president Daragh Connolly invites you to explore the programme for #FIPCongress2026. Expect a dynamic mix of plenaries, parallel sessions, and symposia covering the full spectrum of pharmacy! View the full programme here: https://t.co/eFxlGHE7rH

[FIP @FIP_org]

Vaccines are more than prevention, they’re part of comprehensive patient care. Brigid Groves, American Pharmacists Association, highlights how vaccination supports disease management, helping reduce complications, hospitalisations and mortality: https://t.co/ovxRn0WEWR.

[Catherine Duggan @DrCDuggan]

@peterfrankopan your most recent legacy podcast on Apothecaries fails to acknowledge the historical & current link to PHARMACY- from formulating medicines to use of natural products- not just herbal remedies but the wealth of current medicines that come from natural products. Hm.