IPSF EMRO's NEWBIES Manual 2022

IPSF EMRO NEWBIES Manual

Unleash EMROs Power

TABLE OF CONTENTS ---Dedication

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---Welcoming message

FROM IPSF TO EMRO

Discover Us

MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS

Our Heroes

IPSF GATHERING

Meet us

GET INVOLVED

Join Us

History Global Structure Regional Structure

Eastern Mediterranean region Contact Persons Student Exchange Officers

World Congress Regional Symposiums Eastern Mediterranean Pharmaceutical Symposium Internationally Regionally if alone, welcome!

WHAT WE DO

Projects Plans Partners

WE EMPOWER

Opportunities Testimonials

Our Work

Why IPSF

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Welcoming Message Dear EMRO Newbies, Before going on a trip into our world, let us first thank you all for joining our family!

As pharmacy students and fresh graduates, we’re all equal. But what makes us really different are those special skills we try to grow inside of us. Each of us is a hero in his own way, a leader in his mind, and a warrior in his soul. Have you ever imagined if all the heroes of our region are gathered together in one home? Well, that home exists and we call it IPSF EMRO. We’re here, hand in hand, under the same roof, to raise awareness, promote new opportunities, highlight self-development, seek positive change, share colorful cultures, and step up with our region.

Our home has some rules, easy to understand, and smooth to apply. It’s your turn right now to put your seatbelt on and get ready for our journey!

Hope you’ll enjoy reading this manual as much as you’ll enjoy your fruitful stay with us!

Hajar Bouali, EMRO Chairperson 2021-2022

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Welcoming Message

Dearest EMROgies, First of all, I would like to welcome each one of you in our small family that grows with your presence and participation. IPSF EMRO is like a journey you don’t want to end, when you start it, you will feel all the good spirits around you and you will touch the efforts made by each one to make it shine!

Joining IPSF EMRO is choosing a guaranteed path that you know when it’s done there will never be any losses but only success, experiences and a FAMILY. Hope you’ll enjoy reading this manual!

Mohammed Abu Shamat, Regional Relations Officer 2021-2022

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Discover Us

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01 FROM IPSF TO EMRO

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History It all started with a joint effort of 8 countries: the UK, Austria, Australia, Netherlands, Switzerland, Ireland, Iceland, and Denmark, to create a common space for pharmacy students to meet and flourish.

In 1949, they gave birth to IPSF that stands for the INTERNATIONAL PHARMACEUTICAL STUDENTS’ FEDERATION and marked the world with this first-ever faculty-based organization.

With a strong vision to empower pharmacy students, IPSF goes global and represents over 500 000 pharmacy and pharmaceutical science students, and recent graduates from over 92 countries with more than 116 different member organizations. Currently based in the municipal council of The Hague, Netherlands, the federation retains the status of a global non-governmental, non-political, non-religious, and non-profit umbrella organization.

Raising the voice of future pharmacists is a big responsibility IPSF carries for the sake of advancing pharmacy practice worldwide. In fact, it is the main channel for this healthcare workforce to exchange ideas, knowledge, and valuable opportunities; to advocate for the improvement of public health; and to strengthen the international dialogue with healthcare professionals, professors, and non-governmental organizations.

After 54 years of growth, the extension was necessary to reach a bigger audience and to include as many parts of the world as possible. Reunited in the 54th IPSF WORLD CONGRESS in Romania, the pharmily decided upon the addition of the Eastern Mediterranean region alongside the African, Asia- Pacific, Pan-American, African, and European region.

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01 FROM IPSF TO EMRO

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Global Structure

IPSF is exclusively student-run. It is composed of: SECRETARIAT: President is voted upon to represent pharmacy students worldwide in congresses and events and also holds the highest leadership position in order to manage the executive committee members.

President-elect is voted upon as the vice president of the mandate, in order to prepare for the president’s position, the next mandate if the vote is still maintained to his favor in the general assembly.

Secretary-general is one of the core elements of the federation as this person is responsible for ensuring traceability of every action and the preparation of the federation’s official documents.

Treasurer is voted upon to deal with every financial matter such as membership fees, funds and grants.

N.B: kindly note that every position is of a one-year mandate except the secretary-general and the treasurer with a 2 years mandate.

CHAIRPERSON OF THE EXTERNAL RELATIONS with a work focus on partnerships and external collaborations with other NGOs. CHAIRPERSON OF THE INTERNAL RELATIONS with a work focus on the internal affairs of the federation, and here where the communication between IPSF members is managed.

CHAIRPERSON OF MEDIA AND PUBLICATIONS with a work focus on visual identity, and the management of social media accounts of the federation.

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01 FROM IPSF TO EMRO CHAIRPERSON OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT with a work focus on capacity building, training and the organization of competitions.

CHAIRPERSON OF PUBLIC HEALTH with a work focus on online and offline campaigns about different health topics.

CHAIRPERSON OF PHARMACY EDUCATION with a work focus on scientific matters such as the preparation of annual newsletters, organization of webinars on scientific topics…etc.

CHAIRPERSONS OF AFRO / PARO / EURO / APRO / EMRO are the people hold accountable for supervising the work respectively in the African, Pan-American, European, Asia-Pacific, and Eastern Mediterranean regional office.

Each portfolio includes coordinators and members, but for the regional offices, there is another structure you should be aware of!

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01 FROM IPSF TO EMRO

Introducing IPSF EMRO In August 2008, EMRO was born, after being approved during the 54th IPSF World Congress in Romania. The establishment of IPSF EMRO gave us the opportunity to expand and provide exposure to the spirit and activities of IPSF among Pharmacy students in the Eastern Mediterranean region.

III Regional Structure

The regional structure of EMRO is applicable to the remaining four regions. The Regional Working Group is composed of: *CHAIRPERSON is responsible for general management of regional activities, chairing the RWG, representing the office at all official functions and making any public announcements on behalf of the office. *REGIONAL SECRETARY maintains communication within the Regional Working Group, collects accurate backups of documents, keeps records of activities and meetings, ensures their proper storage and is responsible for the maintenance of the regional office archive. *REGIONAL RELATIONS OFFICER keeps in regular contact with the contact persons and guides them in cooperation with the IPSF Chairpersons of internal and external relations to coordinate the public relations of the region, helps coordinate membership promotion projects. The RRO subcommittee is composed of:

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01 FROM IPSF TO EMRO -Regional Corporate Relations Coordinator with a work focus on the external division.

-Regional Membership Coordinator with a work focus on the internal division.

-Subcommittee member. *REGIONAL PROJECTS OFFICER promotes regional projects and initiatives under (Public Health, Professional Development and Pharmacy Education portfolios) throughout regional competitions, educational symposium/webinar articles, quizzes, newsletter training session. The RPO subcommittee is composed of: -Public health Coordinator with a work focus on social media campaigns on different health topics.

-Pharmacy Education Coordinator with a work focus on article submissions for EMRO Newsletter and PEN and PHUTURE newsletters, as well as the scheduling of webinars.

-Professional Development Coordinator with a work focus on capacity building and trainings.

-Subcommittee members *REGIONAL MEDIA AND PUBLICATIONS OFFICER establishes, maintains and updates the webpage of the regional office in coordination with the Chairperson of Media& Publication, and promotes events and projects via various social media accounts. The RMPO subcommittee is composed of:

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01 FROM IPSF TO EMRO -Identify and innovation team (Designing, Video Production, Voice Over) -Marketing and follow up team (Social media editors). *Chairperson of the Reception committee of the EMPS sets up budget for the EMPS with the treasurer, works in harmonization with the reception committee in order to secure venues, accommodations, meals, transportation and organize social events; monitors and helps with the registration process and promotion of the EMPS. Kindly note that for the regional structure, all these positions are given for a one-year mandate.

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Our Heroes

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02 MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS

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Easter Mediterranean Region A member organization is every association or organism that represents the biggest number of pharmacy students in its own country and is allocated a membership within IPSF. Members of the member organization are considered members of IPSF as well and they are allowed to get involved in every activity the federation organizes.

This is the list of the Member Organizations affiliated to IPSF EMRO for the mandate 2021-2022 and it’s renewable each year : -ARPEC, Algeria -ASEPA, Algeria* -ASEPT, Algeria -EPSF, Egypt* -IPhSA, Iran* -PPSF, Palestine

-PSFNUU, Palestine -QPhUS, Qatar* -ASPSA, Egypt -IPST, Iraq* -SPSF, Sudan* -ATEP, Tunisia* -JPSA, Jordan*

-SARP, Algeria -BEPC, Morocco* -KPSA, Kurdistan -SPSSC, Saudi Arabia -DPSCU, UAE -LPSA, Lebanon*

There are two types of membership: -FULL MEMBERS: are the member organizations that have voting rights in the general assembly and regional assembly (view more in the assembly section). The starred member organization (*) are full members in IPSF. -MEMBER IN ASSOCIATION: are the member organizations that are active within the federation but do not have the voting rights either in the regional or general assembly.

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02 MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS

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Contact Persons

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Student Exchange Officer

Every member organization has a contact person in its board.

The contact person is the main liaison between the member organization and the federation and takes in charge: -Maintaining communication with the federation board to share IPSF opportunities with the members of the organization such as webinars, articles submissions…

-Writing reports on every activity held within the organization.

-Give constructive feedback to other MOs on their events.

-Represents IPSF in regional and general assemblies.

Every member organization has a student exchange officer in its board.

The student exchange officer is the person responsible for every matter that concerns the student exchange program. As part of his responsibilities: -The insurance of a smooth process of selection of members in the organization to benefit from this exchange program.

-The insurance of coordination with student exchange officers worldwide.

-The insurance of hosting the incoming members from other countries.

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Meet Us

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03 IPSF GATHERING

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World Congress Each year, a different member organization hosts the world congress so that it can be implemented in its country. It is a very important annual event as it gathers pharmacy students worldwide in one place.

The main goal of the world congress is the implementation of general assemblies where each member organization represents its country and takes part in the decision-making process through voting rights. With the latter, official delegates decide who will be the next executive members of the federation, participate in a discussion on different topics, and can propose amendments in the federation to be implemented.

QUICK NOTES: -A member organization should be a FULL MEMBER to have a voting right.

-If there are many member organizations from the same country (ex: ASEPA, ASEPT, ARPEC are all from Algeria), only one can receive the full member title.

-Full member organizations vote in the general assembly, and members in association can be present in the general assembly without taking any decision regarding the federation.

The world congress has its fun part too: the hosting member organization of the congress organizes cultural events, gala dinners, excursions, conferences, workshops…

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03 IPSF GATHERING

LIT

LIT stands for Leaders In Training and it is counted as one of the IPSF official events. It takes in charge the communication of important soft skills to participants, organized as a series of training sessions 4 to 5 days before the beginning of each world congress.

QUICK NOTE: LIT can be organized by every member organization in coordination with the IPSF professional development portfolio whenever they decide to schedule it. However, its implementation just before the world congress is required.

PCT

PCT stands for Post Congress Tour and it is a 4 days excursion planned directly after the world congress. It is designed for participants who want to discover the country where the world congress is organized and to have fun!

QUICK NOTES: -The LIT and PCT are secondary activities, and each one has a different fee.

-You can’t participate in LIT and PCT without participating in the world congress, but you can participate in the world congress without registering in LIT and/or PCT

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Regional Symposiums You remember the 5 regional offices? Here is the news: each region organizes its own regional symposium.

-AFRO organizes the African pharmaceutical symposium -APRO organizes the Asia Pacific pharmaceutical symposium -EURO organizes the European pharmaceutical symposium -PARO organizes the Pan American pharmaceutical symposium -EMRO organizes the Eastern Mediterranean pharmaceutical symposium But what are the regional symposiums for?

In fact, it is the regional version of the IPSF world congress and it is where we held our regional assembly to discuss our regional matters. It goes with the same strategy: each full member organization in the region has one vote and it is where the elections of the regional executive members take place.

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Eastern Mediterranean pharmaceutical symposium The Eastern Mediterranean Pharmaceutical Symposium (EMPS) is the biggest event that brings together pharmacy students and recent graduates to discuss trending global health issues and pharmacy profession development and they host a regional assembly. EMPS is featured with scientific and educational sessions, workshops, professional development events, public health campaigns, social events and a post-symposium tour.

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Join Us

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04 GET INVOLVED

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Internationally

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Regionally

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If alone, welcome!

Every person involved in a member organization is considered an IPSF member and is eligible to apply in order to join the IPSF TEAM as a member in a portfolio (media and publications, professional development, public health, pharmacy education…) or as a coordinator.

The call is annually launched in September/October.

QUICK NOTES: -You can apply to be a member in a maximum of two different portfolios.

-If you apply as a coordinator, you don’t have the right to be a member in another portfolio.

If you apply as a coordinator, there is an option, if not accepted, to be directed as a simple member in that committee.

The same rules are applied for each region. You can apply to join the SUBCOMMITTEE of the IPSF regional board whether as a simple member or a coordinator. However, regionally, you are allowed to apply for one position (either a member or coordinator) in specifically one committee.

Not every country has a member organization, and for that, some pharmacy students are left behind without any chance to invest their potential. To remedy this problem, an option is here: the INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP. Individual membership is a personal enrollment of any pharmacy student that doesn’t have any member organization representing pharmacy students of their country in IPSF. It is implemented in order to give them the chance to participate in different activities of the federation and in the congress.

There is an annual fee to be covered, email join@ipsf.org for further information.

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OurWork

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05 WHAT WE DO

I Projects Nanjing Statement: Part of Pharmacy Education Advocacy which consists of a variety of activities aimed at empowering Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical sciences students to use their collective voice to create meaningful impacts on global Pharmacy.

Patient Counselling Event: (PCE): Aims to demonstrate the importance of Pharmacy counselling skills, increase awareness of Pharmacists as public educators, and contribute to the development of communication skills of future and recent Pharmacists.

Clinical Skills Event: (CSE): Provides educational opportunities for members to demonstrate and enhance their clinical Pharmaceutical knowledge.

Compounding Event: The Primary objective of the Compounding Event (CE) is to test the knowledge and skills of participants in the field of Pharmaceutical technology. The event was created to develop an educational experience for student Pharmacists, Pharmaceutical Science students, and recent graduates as well as increase their exposure to the field of Industry Pharmacy Compounding.

SKILL-UP Training Program: Is a series of webinars delivering a training course around a particular skill, not exceeding 1 hour 30 minutes (2 hours max). It usually consists of 6 courses given through a period of month including certificates for the speakers who attend 4/6 webinars.

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05 WHAT WE DO WHO Simulation: It is crucial for health-care students to acquire skills centered towards diplomacy and policy in health. WHO simulation is a very effective way to do so, throughout providing trainees with the baseline skills needed to be innovative and leading, while advocating for healthcare topics. This simulation will eventually result in a resolution paper that would serve WHO EMRO in the healthcare field.

WHO Simulation goes in the same scope of Model United Nations. It consists of simulations of WHO general assemblies where each delegate would represent a random member state or non-member state actor, and lobby to get the best interests.

II Partners

WHO EMRO The World Health Organization (WHO) directs the coordinating authority for public health within the United Nations. The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean is one of WHO’s 6 regional offices around the world. It serves the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region, which comprises 21 Member States and Palestine (West Bank and Gaza strip), with a population of nearly 679 million people.

DUPHAT Dubai International Pharmaceuticals and Technologies Conference and Exhibition has become one of the most important annual pharmaceutical events since its inception in 1995.

DUPHAT has over the years attracted pharmaceutical companies from across the globe and supports the quickly expanding industry in the region. After 22 years of success, they have dedicated in 2017 a specialized exhibition for the manufacturing sector: DUPHAT-TECH. DUPHAT finished formulations, supplements and retail pharmacy and DUPHAT-TECH is now representing the entire pharma value

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05 WHAT WE DO chain within 1 place. DUPHAT-TECH brings together the upstream & midstream pharmaceutical manufacturing process, from raw material, machinery, quality control and R & amp; to medical coding, labelling, storage & logistics.

Thus, DUPHAT endeavors to provide a complete solution to the pharma industry, from manufacture to supply to the end consumer.

DUPHAT conference: A 3-day event features speakers from around the world who presented a large variety of topics required for the continuous development of the pharmaceutical industry.

DUPHAT exhibition: Covered an area of 18000 sq.m. with exhibitors showcasing their latest technical information and products from the pharmaceutical industry.

AXIOS Axios International is a pioneering healthcare consulting company with specialized experience in developing practical and sustainable solutions for challenges hindering patient access within emerging markets and developing countries. Axios has been at the forefront of healthcare access for the last 22 years, pioneering solutions to address the changing needs of patients, the the pharmaceutical industry, government, and organizational stakeholders since 1997. Axios is committed to improving access to treatment and has established a proven methodology and patient evaluation tools to manage these access programs. More than 9 million patients have received tests and/or treatments through Axios-managed programs all over the world. With our proven Creative Access Strategy methodology, experience and initiatives, we will be able to support patients in the lower income group innovatively and sustainably.

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05 WHAT WE DO IFMSA EMR The International Federation of Medical Students’ Association (IFMSA) is a non-partisan and not-for-profit organization recognized as one of the oldest and largest student-run organizations in the world.

IFMSA was established in 1951 after the end of World War II to serve as a platform for unity, collaboration, and peace among medical students. IFMSA has a broad representation of 133 member organizations from 123 countries around the world and working in close relation with several non-governmental organizations from all over the world. IFMSA holds two biannual meetings, General Assemblies, in March and August yearly.

IFMSA has a consultative status in the United Nations and has been recognized on several occasions as the voice of medical students by the World Health Organization. Most notably IFMSA is invited to participate at the World Health Assembly organized by the WHO to represent the views of the future physicians when it comes to International health concerns.

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Why IPSF

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I Opportunities When you join IPSF you become a member of the family, and there are many opportunities provided for you for example: -WHA World Health Assembly is an annual meeting, which takes place in Geneva, Switzerland and attended by delegates from all WHO member states. The assembly is the place where decision-making of WHO takes place.

Every year, The WHA concentrates on major and specific health agenda items and decides on the WHO’s policies and resolutions toward those health issues.

-Represent EMRO in WHO RC The World Health Organization (WHO) directs the coordinating authority for public health within the United Nations. The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean is one of WHO’s 6 regional offices around the world. It serves the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region, which comprises 21 Member States and Palestine (West Bank and Gaza strip), with a population of nearly 679 million people.

Health ministers and high-level representatives of the 22 countries and territories of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region, partner organizations and civil society. The 67th session of the Regional committee for the Eastern Mediterranean is scheduled to take place on Monday 12 and Tuesday 13, October 2020. It was conducted virtually using the Zoom video conferencing platform, facilitated from WHO’s Regional office in Cairo, Egypt.

The aims of the participation are: -To represent IPSF members in the 67th WHO EMRO RC and deliver policy statements on their behalf.

-Appoint regional priorities for IPSF EMRO according to WHO’s strategic focus “2020-23”.

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06 WE EMPOWER -Increasing the possibility of developing mutual cooperation and strengthening relations between the two entities at a regional level by having joint and collaborative campaigns, internships and participation in both entities’ events in the region.

-Youth Participation in global health decisions.

-Internships FIP in collaboration with IPSF provides a unique opportunity for pharmacy students and recent graduates up to 4 years to perform an internship, which usually is compulsory and an integral part of the curriculum at the University to become a pharmacist. If the applicant doesn’t have a mandatory internship requirement from his\her University or the applicant is a recent graduate, he\she can apply to work as a volunteer.

The minimum period is 3 months and each intern\ volunteer will be supervised by FIP Programme Team Lead(s).

II Testimonials

Mr. Oussama Maddadi, IPSF President:

“Joining IPSF was a window of opportunity that I could never pass,

the Federation offered me a suitable environment and a networking platform that can help me achieve my personal and professional development goals, with activities, communication, provision of information, capacity building and access to opportunities. Serving amongst the leadership bodies of IPSF is highly motivating, acting as the collective voice and speaking on behalf of pharmacy, and pharmaceutical sciences students and recent graduates from all over the world is a great honor and a rewarding experience, not only in terms of pushing the agenda and interest of pharmacy students but also paving the way for future generations to do the same and join the process of learning how to perform similar and relevant tasks on a higher level of proficiency, a dream position for a young person,

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decision-making bodies.

Ms. Nirmal Malik, Former Chairperson of Internal Committee:

“I joined IPSF back in 2018 when I started my 2nd year in Pharm.D.

I realized that to polish my skills and become a refined professional was the road I needed to pave as a student. The key to success is never that simple; you need to put efforts in the right direction at the right time in order to achieve your goals with distinction! IPSF showed me this direction; IPSF transformed me into the personality I have today.

Although working here is a long and a bumpy ride, everything you gain is worth it. It is a lot more than acquiring simple knowledge and skill, it is a journey of making memories and conquering a better future!

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IPSF ACRONYMS

IPSF: International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation RWG: Regional Working Group MO: Member Organization EMRO: Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office AFRO: AfricanRegional Office APRO: Asia-Pacific Regional Office EuRO: European Regional Office PARO: Pan-American Regional Office LIT: Leaders in Training PCT: Post Congress Tour PST: Post Symposium Tour PE: Pharmacy Education PH: Public Health PD: Professional Development

ANNEXE -EMRO Library -Official Documents

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