The FIP Hub | An engine room for the advancement of Pharmacy Worldwide
Advancing Practice, Advancing Workforce, Advancing Science
The FIP Hub provides a "ONE FIP" approach to advancing the global vision for the entire pharmaceutical profession by supporting the continued implementation of the FIP Development Goals (DGs) among our members through tools, frameworks, and evidence. It integrates elements of the pharmaceutical workforce, practice, and science in alignment with the DGs. These efforts are closely linked to FIP's broader mission and aligned with the World Health Organization's (WHO) Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and the Astana Declaration (2018).
The Hub facilitates cross-sectoral collaboration and supports our volunteers in applying their skills and expertise. Guided by FIP's priorities, the DGs, and the needs of our members, the Hub serves as a focal point for projects and activities, monitoring progress and tracking evidence and impact at global, regional, and national levels.
Our story
In 2016, FIP developed 13 Pharmaceutical Workforce Development Goals (PWDGs) to support the implementation of its vision for Education and Workforce. This was followed by the launch of a workforce and education report in Nanjing in 2017, reaffirming FIP's commitment to assisting its members with the implementation of the PWDGs. Shortly thereafter, the Workforce Development Hub (WDH) was established to develop tools and frameworks for implementing the PWDGs.
To further support our Member Organisations (MOs) in implementing these initiatives at the country level, the FIP Workforce Transformation Programme was launched in 2019. Since then, the original 13 PWDGs have evolved into 21 FIP Development Goals, encompassing the principal areas for advancing the pharmaceutical profession globally.
As a natural progression, over the next 18 months, the WDH transformed into the Hub, officially launched in Brisbane in 2023. In its current form, the Hub fulfils its mission to transform the global pharmaceutical workforce to meet the evolving health needs. It ensures that FIP continues to honour its commitment to the Astana Declaration by driving progress across the workforce, education, practice, and scientific dimensions of the DGs, while fostering the broader mission of FIP and its constituencies.
Hub’s structure and governance
The FIP President and CEO oversee the Council-approved strategic direction of the Hub through a Steering Group, which functions as a responsive senior management team for this significant FIP structure. The Steering Group provides recommendations to the Hub Management Group, comprising all Hub Directors, a broader FIP staff membership, and chaired by the CEO. This unit serves as a project reporting group and is responsible for managing collaborative linkages on DG-driven projects and activities between Hub Global Leads, volunteers, FIP Boards, their Sections, Special Interest Groups, and other FIP structures.
DGs remain the primary focus of the Hub. Work on a DG may stand alone or contribute to one or more priorities.
Projects and activities
The Hub’s involvement in projects and activities extend across three key areas of work:
- FIP Development Goals: monitoring progress and evaluating impact and implementation
- Pharmaceutical intelligence through the Global Pharmaceutical Observatory (GPO): Data capture and reporting; analysis and informing;
- Expanding the global evidence base on pharmaceutical education, workforce and practice.
The Hub is dedicated to advancing pharmacy practice and workforce development through impactful activities inspired by FIP's Brisbane Calls to Action (CstA) and the subsequent workshop. These initiatives, rooted in the collective insights and expertise of FIP's global members and constituencies, address key themes such as advancing digital health, optimising workforce deployment, enhancing equity and inclusivity, promoting mental health and wellbeing, and supporting competency development frameworks. By prioritising these areas, the Hub drives progress in pharmacy's contribution to health systems worldwide, fostering innovation, collaboration, and sustainable positive practice environments.
Hub-led projects aim to deepen understanding of the global landscape, innovations, and emerging methods and tools in specific, priority-driven areas of healthcare need. Hub DG Leads and volunteers collaborate with wider forums and expert groups to implement their work plans through literature reviews, case study development, policy analyses, and quantitative and qualitative research. These efforts result in evidence-based frameworks and guidance to inform policy and practice development. Reports and tools are rigorously tested, validated, and shared with FIP’s global community of practice for adoption and implementation.
Who we are:
The current Hub key personnel are:
Hub Director – Prof Kirstie Galbraith
Hub Director – Prof Jill Boone
Hub Director – Dr Sarah Dineen Griffin
Global Pharmacy Observatory Director
DG Global Leads
ECPG Liaison
PTAC Chair
Join us
If you’re interested in joining the Hub as a volunteer and wish to support us with your expert knowledge or have any other questions, please get in touch (email: anna@fip.org).