Rutter Victoria, Chan Amy Hai Yan, Tuck Chloe, Bader Lina, Babar Zaheer-Ud-Din, Bates Ian
Commonwealth Pharmacists Association, 66-68 East Smithfield, Whitechapel, London, UK.
2School of Pharmacy, University College London, London, UK.
J Pharm Policy Pract. 2018 Apr 11;11:10. doi: 10.1186/s40545-018-0140-3. eCollection 2018.
The biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) this year is based around four key themes: prosperity, fairness, sustainability and security. This is an opportune time to consider the role of pharmacists in healthcare delivery, and particularly their contribution to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As a member of the Commonwealth Health Professions Alliance (CHPA), the Commonwealth Pharmacists Association (CPA) has been working to ensure that pharmacy-related aspects of health are represented in the advocacy papers submitted by Civil Society. Echoing the CHPA's priorities around SDG 3 (health) and the attainment of sustainable universal health coverage (UHC), the CPA has been raising the profile of key priorities for our members, including: addressing the shortage of healthcare workers (with an emphasis on pharmacists); need for access to quality medicines and medicines information; tackling anti-microbial resistance and substandard/falsified medicines; and championing the role of digitalisation and partnerships. This editorial discusses how the work of the CPA links with the themes of CHOGM, the CPA's input into this meeting and the direction of travel 'Towards a Common Future' for health and pharmacy in the Commonwealth.
今年的两年一度英联邦政府首脑会议（CHOGM）围绕四个关键主题展开：繁荣、公平、可持续性与安全。现在是时候思考药剂师在医疗服务提供中的作用了，尤其是他们对实现联合国可持续发展目标（SDGs）的贡献。作为英联邦卫生专业人员联盟（CHPA）的成员，英联邦药剂师协会（CPA）一直致力于确保民间社会提交的宣传文件中体现与药学相关的健康方面。呼应CHPA围绕可持续发展目标3（健康）和实现可持续全民健康覆盖（UHC）的优先事项，CPA一直在提升我们成员关键优先事项的知名度，包括：解决医护人员短缺问题（重点是药剂师）；获取优质药品和药品信息的需求；应对抗微生物药物耐药性以及不合格/伪造药品问题；以及倡导数字化和伙伴关系的作用。这篇社论讨论了CPA的工作如何与CHOGM的主题相联系、CPA对本次会议的投入以及英联邦健康与药学“迈向共同未来”的发展方向。
