World Pharmacist Day, observed on September 25, 2025, centers this year around the theme "Think Health, Think Pharmacist." This timely theme underscores the vital role pharmacists play in confronting pressing global health challenges, including ensuring access to healthcare, combating antimicrobial resistance, addressing the impacts of global climate change, and navigating global economic instability. The aim is to raise awareness of pharmacists' contributions to maintaining and enhancing public health worldwide and to reaffirm their essential presence and impact.

In line with this global observance, the Faculty of Pharmacy at Mulawarman University is fostering strategic collaboration among pharmacists and students through an international competition to jointly commemorate World Pharmacist Day. This initiative seeks to encourage students to demonstrate their knowledge, creativity, and critical thinking skills.

Two distinct competitions are planned: a Literature Review Competition and an Instagram Reels Competition. These competitions offer participants the opportunity to actively engage with global health issues and the multifaceted role of pharmacists. The Literature Review Competition is designed to hone scientific writing and research skills on health-related topics, while the Instagram Reels Competition challenges students to use visual storytelling to creatively illustrate the pharmacist's role in global health.

This year's competition features two specific themes tailored for different categories. Category A (Pharmacist Professional Program) will focus on “Innovations for Resilience: Role of Technologies to Support Affordable and Sustainable Pharmaceutical Care in Economic Struggle.” Category B (Bachelor or S1 and Diploma or D3) will explore “Development of Traditional Medicine Raw Materials from Local Wisdom.” Through these two themes, the competition adopts a balanced approach to addressing global health challenges, encouraging participants to consider both technological innovation and the preservation of traditional knowledge in the context of the pharmacist's role.