Monday 17 October 2011

A much required step in the right direction

The meeting of minds at he Westin Dragonara last week has set off a chain of events that has been long in coming. The pharmacy profession in Malta has for far too long been its own worst enemy. In an effort to be the best amongst our own, we have inadvertently allowed individuals outside the profession to take advantage of the fact that some of us were distracted by our own in-fighting. This lack of focus has led to a gross inaction on our part in wide-ranging changes that have taken place in recent years.

The actual fact that there were strongly held and worded opinions expressed last Tuesday is an indication in itself that our pride and willpower to maintain our personal and professional is very much alive. What is required now is to turn this energy to a positive focus and use our disagreements to form a single united front on the various issues that we face.