Who we are
Established in 1969, the Commonwealth Pharmacists Association (CPA) is the professional body for national pharmacy associations in Commonwealth countries
The Commonwealth Pharmacists Association
We welcome and support a range of other healthcare organisations from Commonwealth countries and elsewhere, as well as individual pharmacists.
We are an accredited organisation of the Commonwealth, and also an active member of the Commonwealth Health Professions and Partners Alliance.
Since becoming an independent charity in 2015, the CPA wholly relies on membership fees, grant income, charitable donations and partnerships.
Meet the team
Amy Hai Yan Chan
Senior Research Advisor
Ayesha Iqbal
Senior Research Officer
Bernard T.Makala
Antimicrobial Stewardship Technical Advisor-SPARC
Beth Ward
Strategic Lead: Workforce Capability Building
Bridget Kebirungi
Programme Manager (SPARC)
Charles Mwanje
Project Manager - SPARC
Chiko Savieli
Programme Lead: Workforce Capability Building
Claire Brandish
AMR Technical Lead (CwPAMS)
Emma Foreman
Leadership Development Advisor
Gizem Gülpınar
Senior Research Advisor
Gloria Tumukunde
Project Officer (CwPAMS)
Helena Rosado
MERL Lead
Jolaade Taiwo
Communications Advisor
Linda Tyler
Finance & Administration Officer
Maxencia Nabiryo
Head of Programmes
Nikki D’Arcy
Technical Project Manager (CwPAMS)
Pete Gaffney
Communications Manager
Sarah Cavanagh
Senior Advisor & NHS Liaison, (CwPAMS)
Victoria Rutter
Chief Executive Officer
Zoraida Colorado
CPD Programme Manager & Membership Secretary
Meet our people
Brany Titus Mithi
Site champion
Donovan Dube Jr
In-country-Consultant
Md. Abdur Rahman
In-country-Consultant
Jeevan Dhanarisi
In-country-Consultant
Delfim Cost Ferrira
In-country-Consultant
Ugyen Tashi
In-country-Consultant
Prudence Ceb’sile Gwebu
Site champion
Gita Paudel
Site Champion
Anup Luitel
In-country-Consultant
Mtetwa Kudzai Wilson
Site champion
Keith Ndlovu
Site champion
Derick MunkombweÂ
In-country-Consultant
Violet Phiri Mwangonde
Site champion
Blessmore V Chaibva
In-country-Consultant
Bright Lipenga Jnr
App Champion
Uchizi Chirwa
App Champion
Mary Patrick Kisima
App Champion
Lalit Mohan Pant
App Champion
Dr. Dorothy Aywak
App Champion
Jennet D.T Buck
App Champion
Dr Emmanuel Ireland
App Champion
Lorraine Osman
Oksana Pyzik
Rao V S V Vadlamudi
Fellow
Raymond Anderson
Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar
Mary Anne Ciappara
Trustee & Immediate Past President
Biyi Oloko
Trustee (Treasurer)
David Reissner
Trustee
Tony Downes
Chair of Trustees
Diane Ashiru-Oredope
Fellow & Advisor
Ivan Kotze
Claire Anderson
Nancy Ho
Fellow
Nkwenti Davidson Achu
Bhojraj Suresh
Mary Ann Sant Fournier
John Bell
John Chang
Yvonne Yirenkyiwaa Esseku
In-country-Consultant
Eric Muringu
In-country-Consultant
Winnie Nambatya
In-country-Consultant
Meet our Patrons
Andrew McLachlan
Fellow
Claire Anderson
Raymond Anderson
The Commonwealth
The Commonwealth is home to about 2.4 billion people – approximately a third of the world’s population – most of whom are under 30 years of age. Many of the 54 countries of the Commonwealth are in the developing world. These countries bear a heavy burden of disease which includes 60% of global HIV/Aids cases, 40% of infant deaths and 90% of pregnancy-related deaths of women. Pharmacy plays a vital role in improving health outcomes for millions of people.
The CPA works in six regions: the Americas, Europe, West Africa, Eastern and Southern Africa, and the Pacific. These regions span the entire globe and each one faces its own unique challenges in meeting the needs of its citizens.
Our history
At a meeting of the Commonwealth Heads of Government in 1965, a decision was taken to encourage greater development of the professions and professional organisations both nationally and internationally. A major step towards this end was the establishment in 1966 of the Commonwealth Foundation with one of its aims being the formation of Commonwealth Professional Associations.
The then President and Secretary/Registrar of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain took the initiative and, with the support of the Commonwealth Foundation, the inaugural meeting of the Commonwealth Pharmaceutical Association – the original name for the CPA – was held in London in 1969. Twenty-eight Commonwealth countries were represented.
With a few exceptions, the full Council or Executive Committee has met annually since 1971, and our members have participated in hundreds of events and activities across the Commonwealth. Some of these can be seen below.