Sham Moodley is a community pharmacist in Durban South Africa.

His academic background includes BSc (Pharmacology) from University College Dublin Ireland), BPharm (University

of Kwa Zulu Natal), a Postgraduate Diploma (HIV/AIDS) from Stellenbosh University, a Masters Cum Laude from

Stellenbosh University and a PhD at UKZN.

Recognized as the South African Pharmacy Council’s National Pharmacist of the Year in 2008, Community

Pharmacist of the Year 2019, Fellow of the PSSA in 2022 and Fellowship of the International Pharmaceutical

Federation (FIP) in 2024.

Received the GEMS ‘Exceptional Contribution to Healthcare Award-2025”

Served as elected member on the South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC) 2013-2018

Current Elected member of SAPC - 2024-2028- Exco and Chair of Practice at Council.

Chair of SAPC Practice, Serves on Exco, CPI and CPD- and in multiple task teams

Current:

Joint Chair of the Pharmacy Stakeholders Forum (PSF)- Pricing Regulations.

Member of the Board of Directors (ICPA)

Chair of NHI Pharmacy Stakeholders Consultative Forum Task Team

Chair- Pharmacy First Working Group

Chair- Codeine Care Initiative (CCI)

Pharmacy Lead on COVID 19 Pandemic Task Team at B4SA 2020

Pharmacy Lead on COVID 19 Vaccine Task Team at B4SA 2021

International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) CPS Treasurer and Executive (Oct 2022-Sept 2026)(2026-2029)

Honorary research fellow School of Health Science UKZN – Dec 2020-Nov 2025

Ministerial Task Team on Medicine Availability 2025-2027

Medicines To Africa (MTA) (Chair) and Medicines To Gaza

Sham regards himself as a dedicated healthcare professional with a passion for patientcare and believes that

pharmacy has a major role to