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This has truly been a year of realisation for FIP. Our partnership

with the Dutch Ministry of Health in organising a Ministers

Summit on the Benefits of Responsible Use of Medicines prior

to the FIP Centennial has been fruitful, evident by the success

in planning the event and on the global impact the topic has

for pharmacists. Our focus on the High­ Level Stakeholders

Round tables, geared to supplement and feed this international

Ministers Summit, has elevated FIP as a world leader in health­

care development, capable of convening some of the world s

most influential stakeholders for the betterment of health

across borders. The realisation of these two incredible meetings

is tangible evidence of the hard work put forth this past year,

but yet are just the proverbial tip of the iceberg in what has been

accomplished both behind the scenes and outwardly to the

world.

The Centennial and the events within are a celebration of

FIP s 100­year history, yet they are as well the introduction to

our future. We have said all along that this is a time to look back

and recognise the long­standing success of the Federation, in

parallel with the long­standing evolution of the profession,

but more importantly to use what we have learnt to launch FIP

into the future, leading the way in close collaboration with our

network of peers, colleagues, members and partners.

This Annual Report serves to inform our readers of what has

captured our efforts of this final year in FIP s Centennial and to

invite and encourage all to join in creating our future.

Dr Michel Buchmann

FIP President