The Commonwealth Pharmaceutical Association is involve in a number of world wide health strategic projects for example ?Roll Back Malaria?, ?Stop TB?, and ?AMDS? (Aids Medicines & Diagnostic Services) Another important one is based on the CPA's "Ocho Rios Statement on the Role of the Pharmacist in the Prevention & Management of HIV/AIDS" which provides a mix of strategies, developed by pharmacists for pharmacists, which pharmacy associations and individual pharmacists can implement to make their own contribution to achieving On World AIDS Day 1st December, CPA hopes you and/or your Society will participate in their project. Whatever you or your association can do will help someone, somewhere. In addition, you will be: a.. increasing pharmacy awareness b.. enhancing the role of the pharmacist c.. profiling the role of your professional association On World Aids Day 2004, the CPA invite you to participate in their e lectronic project ?Pharmacists Listen?. You can register for project bulletins with event suggestions, ideas, media releases, fact sheets, posters, badges, information, helplines, hotlines and more It is a PHOTO COMPETITION Winner to receive a BNF48! Winner's Association to receive a Martindale 34! The winner is the one with a photo that best illustrates the slogan: "Pharmacists Listen" A selection of competition entries will be posted on the CPA website, with the winning entry also featuring on CPA promotional material and CPA Newsletter. Details of registration will be available soon. Read the "Ocho Rios Statement" http://www.commonwealthpharmacy.org ) From: Carolyn Bell, CPA Projects Officer: john.bell@hcn.net.au
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