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Role of Pharmacy Education in National Development of Bangladesh: A Scope for Public and Private Sectors

Gazi Mahabubul Alama1, Abul Quasem Al-Aminb2★★ Corresponding author

  1. 1Unit for the Academic Performance Enhancement, Office of the Vice Chancellor, University of Malaya, Malaysia.
  2. 2International Business School (IBS), University Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Jalan Semarak 54100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Abul Quasem Al-Aminb

International Business School (IBS), University Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Jalan Semarak 54100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

abulquasem@ibs.utm.my

Received: 26-05-2014; Revised: 18-08-2014; Accepted: 03-09-2014.

Volume 48, Issue 4 · pp. 11–21 · PUBLISHED 2014 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.48.4.3

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Objectives: To explore the avenues in order provide a better strategic action plan that may help the Pharmacy Education to contribute for both public and private benefits. Methods: This paper adopts a qualitative research design and uses Bangladesh as a case. Qualitative methods were used that allowed interviewees to express their views in a free and personal way, giving as much prominence as possible to their thematic associations. Analysis of secondary data and intellectual debates were used with an aim of generating a discourse. Results/ Findings: The key finding shows that within the current climate; while pharmacy education provided by the public counterpart contributes producing highly skilled group who are either engaged with international market or internationally linked local companies, the private sector meets the demand of ‘diploma diseases’. Consequently, the development of community pharmacists is ignored. Within this verdict, graduates from different fields are fulfilling the market which does not allow this sector to be institutionalized for contributing largely. Conclusion: The paper argues that Pharmacy Education

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    Alama, G. M., & Al-Aminb, A. Q. (2014). Role of Pharmacy Education in National Development of Bangladesh: A Scope for Public and Private Sectors. Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, 48(4), 11–21. https://doi.org/10.5530/ijper.48.4.3