8 December 2023
Dear Member,
As 2023 draws to an end, I would like to showcase some of our highlights. The branch meets regularly and I am proud to Chair a committee of passionate pharmacists. Not only did PSSA KZNCB provide a R300 000 sponsorship to the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences for their 2023 Conference, but the branch also sponsored the indemnity insurance for the third and fourth year UKZN pharmacy students. Furthermore, the branch facilitated the awarding of bursaries to needy UKZN pharmacy students to the value of R300 000.
In September 2023, our members did us proud with their Pharmacy Month activities, some of
which are displayed in our website gallery. In 2024, we will also be facilitating UKZN Student Leadership Awards to the value of R100 000. These awards underscore our commitment to the next generation of pharmacists. We will also be recognizing and celebrating the distinguished pharmacists in our midst with our Distinguished Pharmacist Award in each sector. We look forward to receiving nominations for these awards.
PSSA KZNCB has embarked upon a Codeine Care awareness project and will be publicizing this via different media forms. This project will help to create awareness of the problems associated with codeine abuse and dependency before launch of the Codeine Care Initiative by SAPC and SAHPRA, in 2024, an initiative which aims to reduce codeine abuse. In order to better communicate with you, the branch also developed a webpage and we encourage you to send us your thoughts and ideas on how we can take our profession forward, together, for the health and welfare of our people.
I invite every member to interact with myself or our Branch Director, Dr KK Naidoo, with
constructive suggestions that will add value to our branch and the profession. Our strength
lies in you.
On behalf of the members of the PSSA KZNCB Committee and the Branch Director, I would
like to wish all our members well, over the holiday season, and to those celebrating
Christmas, I wish you and your loved ones a blessed Christmas. May you be granted peace,
joy and happiness.
Mr Mahendra Naidoo
Chairperson
PSSA KZNCB