Primary Care

The importance of primary care coupled with men’s lack of engagement with it makes this a vital policy area as part of GAMH’s goal to promote and distribute evidence of knowledge, good practice and evidence-based policy and practice in men’s and boys’ health.

GAMH worked with the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) on a project to promote the role of community pharmacy in improving men’s health.

A roundtable meeting in April 2025 was followed by a report, Advancing men’s health through pharmacy, that was published in Men’s Health Week 2025. This explores the areas where pharmacists could make a difference (such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes and mental health), the barriers to men’s use of pharmacy and the practical and policy-level strategies that are needed. GAMH and FIP will next be discussing the development of practical guidance to pharmacists on improving engagement with men and also recommendations to national pharmacy organisations about advocating for policy change on pharmacy and men’s health.

Accompanying the work is a series of webinars which you can find on our webinar page.