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Climate change and vector-borne neglected tropical diseases: Positioning pharmacy practice to drive awareness, prevention and management
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) impact over one billion people annually, and disproportionately affect impoverished communities, particularly women and children in tropical areas, leading to 200,000 annual deaths around the world. In addition, global climate change is affecting the distribution patterns of these diseases and cases are emerging in countries where they had never been a cause for concern. Pharmacists can play a pivotal role in raising awareness of NTDs and in their prevention and management. To commemorate World NTDs Day, FIP invites you to join this event and learn how pharmacists may contribute to eradicating NTDs and improving global health.
Moderator
– Shellyza Sajwani, Climate change and pharmacy, global health and oncology pharmacy specialist; FIP Lead for DG 21 (Sustainability in pharmacy), Canada
Panelists
– Chima Amadi, Public health pharmacist, Public health Division, Birmingham City Council, United Kingdom
– Emmanuella Nzeribe, RSTMH Student Ambassador and African Regional Office's Relations Officer of the International Pharmaceutical Students Federation, Nigeria
– Cristina Fernández-Barrantes, PharmD, Hospital San Juan de Dios, Costa Rica