RPSA/AEPHAR (Rwanda Pharmaceutical Students' Association/ Association des Etudiants en Pharmacie au Rwanda) was founded in 1999, in Butare, at the National University of Rwanda. It regroups about 299 students of the Department of Pharmacy of NUR in the academic year 2008 including National and International students. Membership is acquired automatically once one is enrolled into the Department. RPSA/AEPHAR is a non-profit, non-governmental, non-religious and independent organization. It is linked to other Pharmaceutical Students' Associations worldwide through the International Pharmaceutical Students' Federation (IPSF) www.ipsf.org

RPSA/AEPHAR VISION To mobilize, to sensitize, to develop, and to share health information with the aim of improving pharmaceutical profession in Rwanda.

OUR MAIN OBJECTIVES

1. Education: Providing updated knowledge and skills as far as pharmaceutical profession is concerned. This is done by organizing Pharmaceutical Days, Conferences on different topics in addition of knowledge acquired in class.
2. Research: Training and involving our members in research in different pharmaceutical domains such as: Traditional Medicine, Rational use of Drugs, and Quality Control.
3. Community service: Organize different campaigns against main epidemic diseases in Rwanda including: Malaria, TB and HIV/AIDS, campaigns against Tobacco use, sensitization on Productive Health. These activities are done in our campus or in some secondary schools and districts near the University.