Kumasi, October 8, 2025 — The President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH), Pharm. Paul Owusu Donkor, PhD has called for deeper collaboration between academia and pharmacy practice to advance pharmaceutical care and ensure patient safety in Ghana. He made the remarks at the opening ceremony of the 2025 Drug Safety Campaign (DSC’25) held at the Great Hall of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).

Dr. Donkor emphasized that bridging the gap between classroom learning and real-world practice is critical to achieving excellence in pharmaceutical service delivery. “We must align academic training with practical realities so that pharmacists entering the field are well-equipped to innovate, advocate, and safeguard the health of our citizens,” he stated. He commended the Pharmacy Students’ Federation of Ghana (PSFGh) for championing the campaign under the theme “Innovating for Impact — Championing Safe Medication Use: Our Role in Public Healthcare.”

The event, organized by PSFGh, brought together pharmacy students, faculty members, and key industry stakeholders to launch a nationwide initiative promoting medication safety and innovation. Other notable speakers included Pharm. Hayford Brako, CEO of MedRx, who delivered a keynote address on “PharmaInnovation,” and Prof. Samuel Asare-Nkansah, Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at KNUST, who highlighted the need for interdisciplinary collaboration.

In a show of creativity and professional promise, student teams from pharmacy schools across the country showcased innovative projects aimed at improving medication safety. The University of Ghana Pharmacy Students’ Association (UGPSA) emerged as the winner of the PharmaInnovation competition, followed by GPSA-Central University and GPSA-UHAS.