| Commonwealth Pharmacy Day
(10 June 2004)
Commonwealth Pharmacy Day, when pharmacists in Commonwealth countries are asked to make a special effort to promote the profession, is celebrated on 16 June each year. That date was chosen because it was the date of
the inaugural meeting in 1969 which led to the formation of the Commonwealth
Pharmaceutical Association. It is also the birthday of one of the CPA’s
principal founders, the late Albert Howells, OBE, who chaired the inaugural
meeting.
Celebrated since 1982, Commonwealth Pharmacy Day is used annually in
some countries to promote pharmacy to other health professions, to government
departments and to the public. Although it has been particularly recognised
in developing countries, the CPA encourages all Commonwealth pharmacists
to celebrate the day and apply themselves to promoting the profession.
In a statement to mark this year’s Commonwealth Pharmacy Day, CPA
president Grace Allen Jones calls on Commonwealth pharmacists to play
a more active role in improving health outcomes and to pay particular
attention to the challenge of arresting the spread of HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis.
Since its foundation, the CPA has been strongly supported by the Royal
Pharmaceutical Society, which provides the association’s secretariat.
British pharmacists can become personal members of the CPA for an annual
fee of £10. Applications for membership should be sent to the Secretary,
CPA, 1 Lambeth High Street, London SE1 7JN. |
