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Following these ground­breaking events at the Opening

Ceremony, FIP convened over 2000 participants to the Congress

Sessions. Following the recently signed WHO­FIP Joint Statement

on TB, all congress participants were invited to attend a joint

FIP­WHO symposium on engaging pharmacists in tuberculosis

care and control. These and many other valuable educational

forums offered participants unmatched opportunities to gain

skills and knowledge, enabling them to make tangible, positive

contributions in their home countries..

The 2011 FIP Congress in Hyderabad not only brought partici­

pants to a new corner of the globe and to the unbelievably rich

sights, sounds, tastes and traditions of India but to a new level

of connecting with others on a global platform of professional le­

arning and growth. It was the perfect setting to motivate, excite

and spark anticipation within all in attendance for FIP s biggest

Congress yet to come the 2012 Centennial Congress

in Amsterdam.