Jamaican Health Ministry Secretary here today
COLOMBO: Jamaican Health Ministry Permanent Secretary and
Commonwealth Pharmaceutical Association President in UK Dr. Grace Allen
Yong will visit Sri Lanka today. Dr. Yong will be the chief guest at the
annual session of the Pharmaceutical Society of Sri Lanka to be held on
May 27.
She will be accompanied by CPA Secretary John Bell, Carolyn Bell and
Betty Falconbridge to participate in a workshop on Pharmacists’ Role in
the Prevention and Management of HIV/AIDS and TB sponsored by the
Commonwealth Foundation UK and the National Science Foundation of Sri
Lanka.
She has served the Ministry of Health in Jamaica as Health Policy
Manager, Drug Regulator, Director of Standards and Regulations and
Director of Pharmaceutical Services since 1991.
She has been responsible for implementing new regulatory standards
for nursing homes, upgrading of pharmacy education to Bachelor of
Pharmacy Degree and the implementation of the Jamaica Drug for the
Elderly Programme.
She was a member of the Pharmacy Council of Jamaica where she
introduced Drug and Therapeutic Committees.
She will be sharing her expertise and experience with the Sri Lankan
counterparts and expects to meet the Health Ministry Secretary and the
Health Services Director General during her stay in Sri Lanka. |