Page 9 - Pharmaquest issue 1 2020

FORUM FOR PHARMACY

Forum for Pharmacy (FoP), an organization of pharmacy students studying at
Kathmandu University (KU), was established in 1999 by the pharmacy students of
KU for the welfare of pharmacy education and the profession as a whole with
an objective to work for professional and academic activity in and out of KU.

It is totally a non-political and a non-profit organization. Forum for Pharmacy

has been actively involved in carrying out activities in order to promote public
health through provision of information, education, networking and a range of
publications and professional initiatives. Being a neutral organization, it has been
working for the social benefit and there is no any place for affiliation, sympathy
or any political activities in the organization.

Since the organization is independent to organize its activities within the limit of
its objective under the umbrella of KU, FoP has organized different professional
and academic activities like Basic Health Skills Training, Health Awareness
Programs, Supporting National Campaigns, Pharmacy Education Programs,
Leadership Trainings, Seminars, Documentaries Screenings, etc. Besides

these FoP is also working for the organization of national and international
conferences and symposiums, Alumni Meet, Professional Development Projects
and others.

The following are the objectives of Forum for Pharmacy (FoP):
• Carrying out different activities to improve knowledge skill and attitude of the
students in professional and academic matters.
• Organizing different activities at the community level for social benefit in
relation to pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences. This may include programs

like health camp in rural areas, organizationof training and other educational/
awareness programs.
• Bridging or establishing contact with the professional pharmaceutical
organizations and also with other organizations of pharmaceutical students.
• Promoting the exchange of ideas by correspondence and by encouraging
full dissemination of scientific and professional knowledge. • Encouraging the
formation and development of bilateral co-operation among national and
international pharmaceutical student organizations without trespassing upon
their domains.
• Encouraging and promoting international visits and exchanges of students.
This shall be done in collaboration with the IPSF. • Publishing the Annual

Magazine of FoP – The “Pharma Quest”.
• Find out resources to carry out research and development work.
• Development of relationship between pharmaceutical industries and the
pharmaceutical activities.
• Organization of interaction program among students. • Encouragement of
members in the research and development works.