Events/Webinars on communicable diseases

Pharmacists’ ongoing commitment to malaria prevention and control

Malaria remains a leading cause of preventable illness and death worldwide. Pharmacists play a pivotal role in educating communities and providing guidance on malaria prevention and treatment. This webinar explores the critical need for ongoing investment in community empowerment and sustained commitment to malaria prevention and control.

Mpox update session: What pharmacists should know

As healthcare professionals, and to be prepared to face any questions from the community, pharmacists must keep up to date about this disease, its symptoms and global distribution, modes of transmission and prevention, treatment options and available vaccines. Particularly for pharmacists practising in countries with confirmed cases, but for all pharmacists around the world, this event will help mobilise pharmacists to promote awareness and prevent disease progression.  

Pharmacy engagement in tuberculosis prevention and care

Tuberculosis (TB) is a preventable and curable disease. However, according to the WHO, in 2022, it affected 10.6 million people worldwide and caused 1.3 million deaths. TB occurs in all countries and in people of all ages. Multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB) remains a public health crisis and a threat to health security, with only about two in five people receiving treatment in 2022. In this digital event, experts will explore the role that pharmacists play in the fight against TB, and how this role can be further leveraged. This event marks World TB Day and aims to strengthen pharmacy engagement, foster collaboration and contribute to a TB-free world through collective expertise and commitment.