Zaragoza turns green to recognize the work of pharmacists in the covid

The Aljafería Palace, the Fuente de la Hispanidad and the façade of the Etopia Building in Zaragoza will shine green this Saturday in tribute to the pharmacy cross. In Aragon there are 1839 registered pharmacists, 71% of them women.

The Aljafería Palace, the Fuente de la Hispanidad and the façade of the Etopia Building in Zaragoza will shine green this Saturday in tribute to the pharmacy cross, to recognize the work of pharmacists in the pandemic and who demand on this day a more active role in the National Health System.

“We are at a crucial moment, mired in a Public Health crisis, and new steps must be taken, which is why we have called on health authorities to take advantage of the potential of pharmacists and pharmacies in the face of Covid-19,” according to statements by the president of the Official College of Pharmacists of Zaragoza, Raquel García, collected in a statement.

García will meet on Friday at the Aljafería Palace with the president of the Cortes of Aragon, Javier Sada, to explain the potential of a health care network made up of more than 700 pharmacies at the service of citizens.

On the occasion of World Pharmacists' Day, which is celebrated this Friday, and given the worrying health situation that is worsening day by day with great repercussions for Public Health, the pharmaceutical profession has made public a manifesto requesting a series of measures aimed at taking advantage of the profession's resources to combat Covid-19.

“There is no time to lose, in this critical situation, the collaboration of pharmacies in the screening, prevention and early detection of covid-19, in tracking tasks, involving them in the availability and performance of rapid tests as well as in the application is essential. of vaccination,” claimed the president of the College of Pharmacists.

The collegiate institution recalls that the current legal framework supports the competencies of pharmacists in Public Health, whose proposals are aligned with the conclusions of the Congressional Reconstruction Commission.

This commemoration, promoted by the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), is celebrated with the motto of “Transforming global health”, to highlight the fundamental role that pharmacists play in improving health from all professional areas (pharmacies, hospital , primary care, clinical analysis, distribution, industry, teaching and research).

In Aragon there are 1839 registered pharmacists, 71% of them women. Among the areas of practice, community pharmacy, Hospital Pharmacy, Clinical Analysis, Pharmaceutical Industry and Distribution, Administration and Public Health, Teaching and Research stand out.

In Aragon there are 739 community pharmacies, of which around 200 are in towns of less than 500. On average in Spain there is one pharmacy for every 2.128 inhabitants, which makes it the closest and most accessible pharmacy. Currently in Aragón there are 60 pharmacies to which the margin correction index was applied when they were considered to have committed economic viability (VEC).