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EPSF - Egyptian Pharmaceutical Students' Federation was founded in 1982, as the National representative
organization of all pharmacy students in egypt and as the National member of egypt in IPSF (International
Pharmaceutical Students' Federation) .

ASPSA - Alexandria Scientific Pharmaceutical Students' Association was the first Scientific Pharmaceutical
Association
establiched in Egypt for the Pharmacy Students of faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University. ASPSA
established in 1980 by the presedency of
PH. Yomna El Sherady, which attended 26th IPSF Congress – Madred, August 1980.

In 1981, a Delegation of 10 Pharmacy students from ASPSA with Prof. Dr. El Sebaee Ebrahem, - Dean, Faculty of
Pharmacy, Alexandria University - travelled to attend the
27th IPSF Congress – Belfast, August 1981. in this
Congress, Egypt - represented in ASPSA - has get a Member In Association (MIA) in IPSF. then in the
28th IPSF
Congress – Sweden, August 1982
, ASPSA Delegation succeded in getting Full Membership (FM) of Egypt in
IPSF represented in ..
Egyptian Pharmaceutical Students' Federation - EPSF, which is the Egyptian Union of Scientific Pharmaceutical
Associations in all Pharmacy colleges in Egypt.

Thus EPSF established in January 1982, firstly upon the membership of Scientific Pharmaceutical Associations of
Alexandria University (ASPSA), Cairo University (CSPSA), Tanta University (PSS), Zagazig University (ZSPSA),
Asuit University (ASSPSA), and El Azhar University (AZ-SPSA).

EPSF established firstly by this Associations, with the main projects ..
EPSF Student Exchange Program, and EPSF – Annual Local Students Conferance.

the 1st EPSF - Local Students Conferance - Alexandria, March 1983, was by ASPSA, as the first meeting of
EPSF members, followed by
2nd EPSF Conferance - Cairo, March 1984 by CSPSA, which was the Preparatory
step for organizing ..
30th IPSF Congress – Alexandria, August 1984, which hosted by ASPSA, as the first IPSF Congress to be held
in Egypt or any Arabian Country

Following that period, EPSF continued to be hosted and directed by ASPSA in the Avenue of Faculty of Pharmacy,
Alexandria University. and under the supervision of its Dean ..
Till 1995, in which a regenration is done to the Supervision on EPSF, which leaved to the Egyptian Pharmacy
Syndiacte, and to the Constitution of EPSF.
from October 1995, in the 1st EPSF Congress – Alexandria, October 1995, the Structure of EPSF was changed
to be constituted from ..
Executive Committee .. elected from all member Associations of EPSF in the Annual EPSF General Assembly,
those members who manage the EPSF Affairs & Activities for one year, then a new Executive Committee is
elected by ..
EPSF General Assembly .. the decision - making Authority in EPSF, held basically once each year in EPSF
Annual Congress, to discuss the EPSF Affairs & Projects, and take decisions in this matters.

Thus, EPSF works by his Excutive members and his own official documents in coordination with IPSF & APSF, and
through scientific associations exist in each faculty of pharmacy in egypt, whose are working together to achieve
the EPSF aims .. for a good future of pharmacy
EPSF works under the supervision of .. Egyptian Pharmacy Syndicate & Egyptian pharmaceutical Association
(National FIP association) .

From 1995, the EPSF Executive Committee is presedented by ..
1- Eslam El Gezery (ASPSA) 1995-1996
which elected in .. 1st EPSF Congress - Alexandria, October 1995
2- Hani Askar (CSPSA) 1996-1997
which elected in .. 2nd EPSF Congress - Tanta, October 1996
3- Safwat El Aiat (ASSPSA) 1997-1998
which elected in .. 3rd EPSF Congress - 6th October city, October 1997
4- Tamer Arafat (SAMPS) 1998-1999 & 1999-2000
which elected in .. 4th EPSF Congress - Asuit, October 1998
5- Ahmed Arafat (SAOPS) 2000-2001
which elected in .. 5th EPSF Congress - El Menia, October 2000
6- Kamel Khalaf (PSS) 2001-2002
which elected in .. 6th EPSF Congress - El Mansoura, October 2001

Worthly menthioned that, 2000-2001 Executive Committee (presedeted by .. Ahmed Arafat) has succeded in
hosting and organizing ..
47th IPSF Congress – Cairo, August 2001
Also it make a very useful changes in the Exec. C. to widen the Activities and projects of EPSF ..
2001-2002 Executive Committee came mainly to rebuild EPSF Body entirly ..
Change the EPSF Constitution, add Online work to EPSF, add Sub-committee work system, add new projects, and
activate the Education & Information C. and Publications C. ..
To introduce new projects to EPSF such as ..
1st EPSF Symposium – AIDS – Alexandria, March 2001
EPSF Vallege Concept Project – Kafr El Hesa (VCP-KE)
EPSF Bookstore, Website, Newsletter, Magazine, and Pharmacy Journal.


However, the way is still long and needs alot of add-ins and activation, and all this only get by unique members of
EPSF ..
Really, the Future needs more best effort for Success ..
VIVA LA PHARMACIE
VIVA LA EPSF

the writers ..
March 2002
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