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A Need to Rethink and Mold Consensus Regarding Pharmacy Education in Developing Countries

Author(s) -

Mohamed Azmi Hassali,

Keivan Ahmadi,

Goh Chong Yong

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

american journal of pharmaceutical education

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.796

H-Index - 63

eISSN - 1553-6467

pISSN - 0002-9459

DOI - 10.5688/ajpe776112

Subject(s) - scopus , health care , political science , developing country , medicine , public health , public relations , global health , nursing , medline , economic growth , law , economics

Health systems struggle to keep up with overwhelming new health challenges.1 Beside financial constraints, public expectations and technological advancement of health service, the other biggest challenge faced by healthcare systems in both the developed and developing world is the high prevalence of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and hypertension. In the developing world in particular, health systems have responded to these challenges by placing additional demands on health workers 1 and by admonishing health care providers for not being appropriately educated. It is unacceptable to blindly blame health professionals while ignoring the shortcomings of the health education system.

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