About us
The WHO Western Pacific Region includes 37 countries and territories that are home to approximately one-fourth of the world’s population. It stretches from Mongolia in the north-west, to New Zealand in the south and the French Polynesia in the east. The Western Pacific Region is very diverse and includes some of the world’s smallest and most isolated countries such as Tuvalu and Kiribati, countries with highly developed economies such as Japan and Singapore, and fast-growing economies such as China and Vietnam.
The Western Pacific Pharmaceutical Forum (WPPF) was founded in 2001.
Objectives and regional priorities
Our priority FIP Development Goals are:
- DG 5 (Competency development)
- DG 6 (Leadership development)
- DG 9 (Continuing professional development [CPD] strategies)
- DG 15 (People-centred care)
- DG 19 (Patient safety)
- DG 20 (Digital health)
Other key priorities are to support pharmacists in responding to non-communicable diseases. Equity and equality are also important areas of focus.
How we work
Our executive committee 2026-2027 is as follows:
President: Vacant
Vice president: Dr Nobuo Yamamoto, Japan (2024-2028)
Vice president and treasurer: Jack Shen Lim, Malaysia (2024-2028)
Secretary of pharmacy practice: Audrey Clarissa, Indonesia (2026-2030)
Secretary of pharmacy education and pharmaceutical workforce development: Dr Suzanne Caliph, Australia (2026-2030)
Secretary of pharmaceutical sciences: Prof. Pi-Hui Liang, China Taiwan (2025-2029)
FIP organisations in membership and regional representation
The Forum reported active collaboration and communication with national and regional pharmacy organisations, associations, professional societies, syndicates and regulatory stakeholders across the Western Pacific Region.
Visit FIP’s directory of organisations in membership to see FIP’s members across the region.
General assembly and governance
The current statutes of the Western Pacific Pharmaceutical Forum were adopted in April 2024.
The latest annual report covers August 2025 to July 2026 and documents the Forum's governance development, projects and collaborations.
If you have any questions or want to know more about the WPPF, contact us at wppf@fip.org.