OVERVIEW: NAPS-EMU Excels in 40th Annual PAN National Convention Held in Nigeria.

It was a thing of joy as the Nigerian Association of Pharmacy Students Eastern Mediterranean University (NAPS-EMU), an umbrella body covering over 400 Nigerian students studying pharmacy at the Eastern Mediterranean University sent her delegates to witness and participate in the concluded Pharmaceutical Association of Nigerian Students (PANS) 40th Annual National Convention held at the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), located at the eastern region of Nigeria, from 17th – 22nd August, 2015.

The 40th Annual National Convention that brought Pharmaceutical Students and “who is who” in the field of pharmacy home and abroad was hosted in collaboration with NAPS-EMU. Activities that took place at the convention was as follows;

*Rally and Public Health Outreach,
*National Burnfire,
*Seminar Presentation by Students,
*NEROS PHARMACY Football Tournament,
*Quiz and Essay,
*Miss Cotozal-TZ Pharmacy Pageant,
*Capacity Building Workshop and Symposium,
*Cultural Fiesta,
*Plenary Session and AGM,
*Award and Dinner Night,
*Raffle Draw and Choral Competition.

The Keynote address on “Preparing Nigerian Pharmacy Students for a Global Future” was presented by Pharm. Dr. (Mrs.) Nkechi Anyanwu, the Deputy Director of Pharmacy, Federal Medical Center Owerri.

During the Seminar session, one of NAPS-EMU leading seminar speakers, Ozioma O. Ezeofor spoke on one of the prevailing sexually transmitted diseases affecting the contemporary society “Lymphogranuloma Venerum (LGV) and indeed it was awesome.

NAPS-EMU Chairman, Senator Ajiboro Temitope Oluwole humbly represented by the leader of NAPS-EMU delegation Evangeline Samuel delivered a speech on behalf of the chairman.

The speech stressed on the importance of such National conventions to bring Nigerian Pharmacy students worldwide together to deliberate of the way forward and how to improve the pharmaceutical sector of our motherland and place our health sector in the front line of the global rating.

The 40th Annual National Convention was a huge success and some pictures to show the highlights of the events are as follows;

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**Report Compiled By Comr. Fredrick Edeh

               (NAPS-EMU General Secretary)