Dr Fikri receiving the award from the Arab Hospital Federation President, Dr Mohamad Abdallah and the Federation General Secretary Prof. Tawfik Khoja20 July 2017 The WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, Dr Mahmoud Fikri, received the Arab Award for the Promotion of Public Health during his participation in the Health Economic Forum organized by the Arab Hospitals Federation in Lebanon on 7 July 2017.

Under the theme "HealthCare Priorities and Scarce Resources Allocation” the forum featured more than 20 local, international and regional speakers sharing expertise and experience with the attendees. The Forum was held under the patronage of H.E. General Michel Aoun, President of the Lebanese Republic, in the presence of H.E. Mr Ghassan Hasbani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health, H.E. Dr. Ahmed Emad El Din Rady, Minister of Health and Population in Egypt.