Dr K Ramadas
The upcoming 84th international conference of FIP to be held in Montreal, Canada, from August 30- to September 2, 2026 is significant for more than one reason. The world got no respite from one or the o0ther virus induced health hazards since the massive outbreak of Covid 19 six years ago. Old health issues are revisiting us time and again, leave alone the new hazards.
Under the theme of “One Health, One Pharmacy – Bridging science, practice and education,” this conference will have discussions that will examine how pharmacists can drive progress towards better health outcomes, equitable access to essential medicines and resilient health systems worldwide, as rightly pointed out by the FIP official website.
Hundreds of pharmacy and health professionals will descent on Montreal in about 90 plus days from now to deliberate upon the new and emerging areas of concern around the key sector of pharmacy, which spans across a spectrum of science, practice and education. Unless we bring coherence among these three wings, it’s not possible to offer a healthy pharmacy to the world.
Catching up with changes
Over a century old FIP is renowned and respected all over the world for its tireless work for improving standards in the field of pharmacy, covering 360 degrees of the sector. That’s why the FIP works with the World Health Organization, UNESCO, The World Health Professions Alliance and International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation.
This shows the depth and reach of the deliberations that will have huge impact on this important sector of health and healthcare. We should remember that basic science is fast evolving aided and helped by the artificial intelligence (AI) and technological tools, while practicing pharmacy professional and educators are running fast to catch up with the changes.
So, there is an urgent need to stop the silos approach and bridge the gaps between the different components surrounding pharmacy sector. More and more Indian students are joining pharmacy education and more and more professionals are entering the field, offering better and effective services to the needy. Pharmacy industry is expanding globally and a day never passes without newer drugs being discover to tackle the vexed health problems, ranging from metabolism to cancer to infectious diseases.
Different geographies are facing different problems. The rich countries are facing the problems of quality of products and services, while the poorer nations grapple with their accessibility. There is a need to constant review and improvements in this area.
Indian Delegation at FIP, Montreal
I am happy to be able to attend many FIP conferences in the past and will be part of a delegation from Hyderabad to Montreal FIP too.
Besides me, Manjiri Gharat, FIP India envoy, Mansi Doshi, elected member of the 2025-26 executive committee for the FIP academic institutional membership (AIM) as news letter editor, T Jaipal Reddy, executive secretary of Indian Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Dr Ramesh Adepu, principal cum director of Vikas College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Suryapet, India, Dr Manoharji, Swetha College of Pharmacy, Tamil Nadu will be at the Montreal FIP to participate and contribute to the conference.
(Dr K Ramadas is senior journalist and covers 84th FIP, Montreal for Excel India)
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