Message From the Chairperson
As we embrace the digital era with the launch of our new website, I represent you full of pride and a vision brimming with optimism. Our profession, rooted in the noble art of healing and the science of medicine, has always been a beacon of hope and a pillar of strength in our community.
The journey we undertake as pharmacists is not merely a career path but a lifelong commitment to service, excellence, and compassion. Each day, we touch lives, and we contribute to the greater good of society. It is this profound impact that makes our work not just important, but essential.
The Pharmaceutical Society of South Africa (PSSA) has always been the cornerstone of our professional unity and growth. Over the years, as members of the KZN branch, you have shown unwavering dedication and resilience, especially in times of challenge. Your contributions has shaped the landscape of pharmacy in KZN. Colleagues, I call upon you to start doing that again.
Let us carry forward the legacy of our predecessors with the same zeal and fervour. Let us continue to learn, to teach, and to inspire. Let us forge partnerships that transcend our pharmacy sectors and create solutions that benefit all.
Thank you for your commitment, your passion, and your belief in the power of pharmacy. Let’s make the 2024 year a landmark in our branch history,
Mahendra Naidoo, Chair, PSSA KZN Coastal Branch
2025 Distinguished Pharmacist Awards
Dear member,
It is important that we honour those among us who excel at what they do and who go beyond the call of duty.
Let us show them that we are proud of them. Please nominate your distinguished pharmacist.
December 2024
November 2024
October 2024
The Pharmaceutical Society of South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Branch
OUR MOTTO
We, the Pharmaceutical Society of South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Branch, also known as KZN PSSA, strive to follow the motto displayed in the scroll at the base of the emblem of the PSSA, “Pro Salute et Valetudine Populi” which translated into English means “For the health and welfare of the people”. We also pay homage to where we came from. At our new premises in Westway Park, we have a collection of pharmacy artefacts and memorabilia.
KZN PSSA Coastal Branch
About Us
We support and strengthen our sectors. A strong pharmaceutical profession is the linchpin of healthcare.
- SAACP KZNCB
- SAAHIP KZNCB
- ACADEMY KZNCB
- SAAPI KZNCB
We will also be honouring our members with the following awards, the criteria of which will be published soon:
- Distinguished Community Pharmacist of the Year
- Distinguished Hospital Pharmacist of the Year
- Distinguished Academic Pharmacist of the Year
- Distinguished Industry Pharmacist of the Year
Director of the PSSA KZN Coastal Branch
DIRECTOR PSSA KZNCB
B. Pharm (UDW), MBL(UNISA), DBL(UNISA)
Members of the Branch Committee
The branch committee comprises of five members from SAAHIP, seven from SAACP, one from academia, and one from industry.
CHAIRPERSON PSSA KZNCB
VICE CHAIRPERSON PSSA KZNCB CHAIRPERSON SAACP KZNCB
TREASURER PSSA KZNCB
PSSA KZN Sectors
The different sectors are the pillars on which PSSA KZN Coastal Branch stands.
The South African Association of Community Pharmacists (SAACP) is a sector body of the Pharmaceutical Society of South Africa (PSSA). We are mandated to promote the interests of Community Pharmacists who are members of the PSSA and focus on building a united profession to better fulfil our professional role in the community pharmacy practice space.
SAAHIP is an acronym for the South African Association of Hospital and Institutional Pharmacists. As a sector of the Pharmaceutical Society of South Africa (PSSA), SAAHIP has the following as its objectives: To promote the professional, educational and economic interests of the members of the Association and of the pharmaceutical profession, with specific emphasis on pharmacists active in the practice of hospital and institutional pharmacy.
Established in 1979, the Academy caters for the needs of pharmacists and non-pharmacists involved in any sphere of pharmacy. The criteria for membership of the Academy are that members shall through active involvement or through an interest in: education; research and development; production; control or marketing of medicines or; community or hospital practice of pharmacy, contribute to the pharmaceutical sciences and technology and the professional practice of pharmacy.
SAAPI, the South African Association for Pharmacist in Industry is a sector of Pharmaceutical Society of South Africa (PSSA), and a not-for-profit association serving its Members by providing scientific, technical and regulatory skills development and guiding policy and scientific matters through the pharmaceutical lifecycle.
Membership Benefits
The PSSA has become aware of the fact that many of its members are unaware of much of the work done in the offices of the PSSA. We thought it might be useful to highlight some of the important activities that are carried out in the interests of its members.
Join PSSA
Make the most of your membership. We hope that we have reminded you of what the PSSA does for you. We urge you to participate actively in your branch or sector, or even at national level.
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Get in Touch
Address: Suite 9, Westway Office Park, Westville, Durban, 3630
email: info@kznpssa.co.za
WhatsApp: 076 636 9197
Tel: 031 265 0455