The Nigeria Academy of Pharmacists says it is set to for the investiture of 15 accomplished pharmacists into its esteemed ranks.
The investiture, billed for this weekend, will have as guest speaker, respected clinical pharmacy teacher and practitioner, Dr. Teresa Pounds, according to a statement by the group.
Pounds, who is the Pharmacy Residency Programme Director and the Manager of the Clinical Pharmacy Services at Wellstar Atlanta Medical Centre in the United States, is also the President of the Nigerian Association of Pharmacists and Pharmaceutical Scientists in the Americas.
Pounds is expected to speak on the imperative of expanding the roles of pharmacists to incorporate primary healthcare in greater depth, in order to fast-track universal health access for Nigerians.
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