Open AccessCOVID-19 related Pharmacy education and workforce challenges in Zimbabwe
Author(s) -
Margaret Siyawamwaya,
Donald Chuma,
Tsitsi G. Monera-Penduka
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pharmacy education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.198
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1477-2701
pISSN - 1560-2214
DOI - 10.46542/pe.2020.202.7173
Subject(s) - pharmacy , workforce , covid-19 , pharmacy education , pharmacy practice , medicine , medical education , pharmaconomist , nursing , political science , virology , disease , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law
While the national lockdown has presented many challenges for both pharmacy education and pharmacy practice in Zimbabwe, pharmacy educators and policymakers have risen to the occasion, and their response has advanced the profession. This editorial describes the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on pharmacy education and the pharmacy workforce and highlights some of the pragmatic responses and an outlook for the future of pharmacy in Zimbabwe.