Ouagadougou: Around 100 exhibitors and 1,300 visitors are expected at the 2nd edition of the International Pharmacy and Parapharmacy Exhibition (pharma expo BF), which will be held from May 30 to June 1 , with a view to boosting the pharmaceutical industry in Burkina Faso.
According to the President of the organizing committee (PCO) of the 2nd edition of the International Pharmacy and Parapharmacy Exhibition (pharma expo BF), Professor Rasmané Semdé, it is a meeting of exchanges, of strengthening the links of actors in the drug chain.
Professor Semdé specified that the show will bring together around 100 exhibitors and 1,300 visitors on the issue of promoting the pharmaceutical industry in the country.
The PCO, also former director general of pharmacy, laboratories and medicines, explained that this meeting also constitutes a showcase for improving the availability and accessibility of pharmaceutical products for the populations.
He was in front of journalists on Thursday about the holding of a pharma exp
o under the theme ‘Pharmacy in the digital age’, which will take place from May 30 to June 1, 2024 in Ouagadougou.
According to him, the actors who are, among others, pharmacists and doctors, veterinarians, biologists, teacher-researchers, medical delegates, will look into the challenges, solutions and perspectives of the pharmacy sector.
The 1st vice -president of the organizing committee of the Expo BF Show, Dr Ismaël Bidiga, in his luminary declaration, underlined that this 2nd edition will bring together health professionals nationally and internationally.
Dr Bidiga noted that the meeting consists of sharing experiences and updating data on the drug chain in the sub-region and in other countries in the world.
Listening to him, the discussions will focus, among other things, on the development of pharmaceutical disciplines, the strengthening of partnerships, the continuous availability of products and the promotion of the role of players in the sector in the health system.
Ismaël Bidiga and president
of the pharmacists’ union of Burkina Faso, also reported that various activities will be on the program of activities at the Ouaga 2000 International Conference Center.
These include, among other things, exhibitions, B to B meetings, conferences and panels relating to the theme.
In terms of innovations, he included a gala dinner called ‘Pharma night’ to close the event and the reflection on digitalization with stakeholders in the pharmacy sector.
According to him, countries such as Ghana, Egypt, China, India, Russia will participate in the 2024 expo.
Dr Bidiga noted that Algeria is the guest country of honor at this 2 edition in view of its experience in the field of the pharmaceutical industry.
In his opinion, registrations continue at the headquarters of the National Order of Pharmacists of Burkina Faso and on the structure’s website until June 29, 2024.
This edition of Pharma Expo will be under the patronage of the President of the Transitional Legislative Assembly, Dr Ousmane Bougma and the presiden
cy of the Minister in charge of Health, Dr Robert Lucien Jean-Claude Kargougou.
The event will be co-sponsored by the president of the National Order of Pharmacists of Burkina Faso, Dr Nédié Nao and that of Burkinabè employers Idrissa Nassa.
Created in 2022, the Expo BF Show aims to be a forum for finding solutions for the promotion of the pharmaceutical industry.
Source: Burkina Information Agency