One of the primary targets set by the 14th FAPA Bureau is to become the biggest pharmacy federation by doubling the number of its members since its foundation from twelve (12) to twenty-four (24), representing pharmacists in more Asian countries. This target has been successfully achieved by adding a total of six (6) new members in 2016 and 2018.

The member associations that successfully joined FAPA in 2016 and 2018 have significantly improved the representation of the other Asian regions particularly the Eastern Mediterranean Region with Afghanistan Nationwide Pharmacists Association, Emirates Pharmacy Society and Jordan Pharmacists Association, as well as the South East Asian Region: Myanmar Pharmaceutical Association and Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Society. FAPA is also joined by another pharmacy association from the Western Pacific, the Pharmaceutical Society of Papua New Guinea.

Author: Joyce Alvarez