Where to from here?

Abstract

“A dream is not a dream unless dreamed by the entire village.” This is the reflection of a 12-year-old Japanese girl after her family lost all they had after the 1945 fire-bombing. This left her family devastated, homeless, and begging for food while pushing the little belongings they had on a wheelbarrow. She and her mother began “dreaming” together of a new “reality.” She went on to form new connections and new friends and attracted recognition for her activist role.

I invite you today, as a hospital pharmacist, to dream with us. Following the FIP World Congress held from 1-4 September 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa is left with a high-level call to action that can only be fulfilled by a national dream towards realising quality, accessible, patient-centred pharmaceutical services for all. My first call of action for all of you is “Where are you in relation to current practice, norms of standards, and innovations?”