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Israel Bimpe is a Rwandan pharmacist and blogger who is passionate about global health and social justice with a keen interest in global health policy and advocates for open access [1] and improvement of health workforce education, particularly pharmacy education.
He was President [2] [3] [4] of the International Pharmaceutical Students Federation (IPSF) between August 2016 and September 2017, one of the world’s oldest international student volunteer organisation. IPSF is the leading international advocacy organisation for pharmacy students with the aim to promote improved public health through provision of information, education, networking as well as a range of publications and professional initiatives. Today, the Federation represents over 350,000 pharmacy students and young graduates from 84 countries worldwide.
In 2017, Israel started working with Zipline as their Head of National Implementation- Rwanda. Currently, he is the Director of Africa Sales & Customer Success.
He is a contributor to The Kigalian, an online magazine that publishes articles about trends on social media, [5] technology, arts and culture, photography, and commentaries about Rwanda.
He is a member of the World Economic Forum Global Shapers in the Kigali Hub. He served in the past as Vice President and Chairperson of the African Regional Office [6] of the International Pharmaceutical Students' Federation, Executive Director of the Rwanda Children's Cancer Relief, Executive Editor of the Pen Review at the Youth Literacy Organisation, President of the Rwanda Pharmaceutical Students' Association, among several involvement with different organisations.
During his time at the School of Medicine and Pharmacy of the University of Rwanda, He funded MEDInspire, an educational drive for developing students and recent graduates’ broad knowledge and promote a discussion of issues of current concerns, thus perpetuate excellence in the medical profession.
Israel was born in Bukavu, DRC and raised in Huye, went to Ecole le Pigeonnier for his primary education, Groupe Scolaire Officiel de Butare (GSOB) then Ecole Autonome de Butare for his secondary education and Holds a bachelor's degree in Pharmacy (with honors) from the University of Rwanda.
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Nadia Bukhari is a British pharmacist of Pakistani origin living in London, United Kingdom. In 2018, she was awarded the status of Fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) making her the youngest female fellow under the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain; an honor bestowed to those who have achieved excellence and distinction in their pharmacy career. In addition, she is the first Muslim female and British Pakistani to be a board member of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy for England, UK. Since 2003, she has been serving in academia at University College London (UCL). She wrote and published many articles on the pharmacy and leadership field at Pharmaceutical Press and BMC Series. In Pakistan, she received the honor to launch the National Alliance for Women in Pharmacy (NAWP) under the Pakistan Pharmacists Association (PPA). She is the global lead at the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) to promote gender equity in the pharmaceutical industry. Also, she has been serving as a trustee and an ambassador for the Pakistan Alliance for Girls Education (PAGE); a charity program supported by the Government of Pakistan. She is also an executive committee member at Indus Health Network UK. In 2021, she launched Equity Pakistan, and is the UK director of the initiative; a gender equity hub for the pharmaceutical workforce in Pakistan; a collaborated initiative taken by Hamdard University Islamabad Campus and University College London (UCL). She was the chief pharmacist at doctHERs; a telemedicine company in Pakistan enabling home-based healthcare females to work in the pharmaceutical industry and connect with low-income patients across Pakistan. Following her departure from doctHERs, Nadia has co-founded ‘Siha Health & Wellness’ and is the Chief Operating Officer. Siha provides one-stop health and wellness solutions for the corporate sector in Pakistan.