2021•Pharmacy EducationOpen access

COVID-19 related Pharmacy education and workforce challenges in Zimbabwe

Margaret Siyawamwaya, Donald Chuma, Tsitsi Grace Monera-Penduka

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While the national lockdown has presented many challenges for both pharmacy education and pharmacy practice in Zimbabwe, pharmacy educators and policymakers have risen to the occasion, and their response has advanced the profession. This editorial describes the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on pharmacy education and the pharmacy workforce and highlights some of the pragmatic responses and an outlook for the future of pharmacy in Zimbabwe.

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Key concepts: Pharmacy, Workforce, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Pharmacy education, Pharmacy practice, Medicine, 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak, Medical education