Public welcome to join in
Published on: Saturday, September 24, 2016
Kota Kinabalu: CALLING on the health-conscious public to join in the Celebration of World Pharmacists Day 2016 that begins today (Saturday) at 10am to 6pm at the Ground Floor, Foyer of Suria Sabah Shopping Mall. theme for this year's celebration is "Pharmacists: Caring for you". KK City Mayor Datuk Yeo Boon Hai will grace the inaugural event.President of the Sabah Pharmaceutical Society (SPS), Susan Pan said SPS together with the State Health Department is organising the event to actively involve the public in Sabah.ADVERTISEMENT "The objective of organising this inaugural World Pharmacists Day Celebration in Kota Kinabalu is to highlight the impact and added value of the pharmacy profession and its role in improving health to other professions, the government, the media and the general public," she said.She said the public exhibition at Suria Sabah will showcase various professional services by the pharmacists such as Medicine Use Review, Medicine Therapy Adherence Clinics, Smoking Cessation, Weight Management, Development of pharmaceutical services in the public sector, Know Your Medicines Campaign, Pharmacy Enforcement Activities and many more. There will also be various trade booths displaying a variety of health supplements and health devices. These booths will have pharmacists on hand to provide professional counselling and advice to the public.Pan said World Pharmacists Day is now in its sixth year as a global event. ADVERTISEMENT The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) Council has designated several years ago that September 25 marks the annual World Pharmacists Day.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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"FIP encourages pharmacists all around the world to use this day to organise activities that promote and advocate for the role of the pharmacist in improving health in every corner of the world," she said.
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