H1N1
training workshop for health
professionals:
H.E. the Minister of Health, the
Regional Director, the Deputy
Minister of Higher Education,
WHO Representative and the
Project Coordinator of the
Health Sector Modernization
Project supported by the
European Union attended the
opening session of a training
workshop for health
professionals on 2009 H1N1
pandemic which was conducted in
Al Asad University Hospital in
Damascus (17-18/10/09).
The aim of the workshop was to
build the capacity of health
professionals working at
intensive care units in the
hospitals to manage cases of
Influenza A H1N1 organized my
MOH in collaboration with
Ministry of Higher Education,
WHO, European Union (Health
Sector Modernization Project)
and Syria American Medical
Association.
It was the fourth among series
of workshops conducted in
Aleppo, Lattakia and Damascus.
In the opening remarks, the
Regional Director gave briefing
on the situation of H1N1
globally and in the Eastern
Mediterranean Region. He
stressed on the rumors and miss
concepts related to the 2009
H1N1 vaccines. He reassured the
safety of the vaccine and its
importance especially for the
high risk groups and the health
workers dealing with cases of
2009 H1N1.
H.E. the Minister of Health
thanked WHO for the technical
support provided during the 2009
H1N1 pandemic. He also gave
short a brief on the situation
of 2009 H1N1 pandemic in Syrian
Arab Republic and MOH measures
for reducing the impact of the
pandemic. It is worth mentioning
that these series of workshops
were facilitated by to WHO
international consultants and
three national consultants and
the training included technical
presentations as well as
practical sessions through case
studies.
To view the program and the
technical presentations please
lick on this link:
http://mecriticalcare.net/lectures.php?cat_id=19
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4th Joint Expert
Seminar on Management of Emergency
Upon
receiving a kind invitation form the
Syrian-German Doctors Association to WHO
to attend the 4th Joint Expert Seminar
(Management of Emergency), Dr.Ibrahim
Betelmal, WHO Representative in Syria on
behalf of Dr Hussein Gezairy, the
Regional Director represented WHO in
this seminar on 14th April 2009.
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A Field visit to
11 villages in Aleppo
Syria,
21 March 2009
Upon
an invitation received from Dr
Tayseer Alradawi, the Head of State
Planning Commission (SPC) to both
WHO and UNDP to visit Aleppo
governorate, on 21th march 2009, to
view the status of 11 selected
villages considered as the poorest
villages in the country and how UN
agencies can assist in developing a
comprehensive plan for sustainable
development and poverty alleviation.
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Meeting
of
H.E
Dr.Bashar
al-Assad
and
Dr.
Margaret
Chan,
WHO
Director
General
President Bashar al-Assad's meeting with
World Health Organization (WHO) Director
General , Dr.Margaret Chan, who was
accompanied by Dr. Hussein A. Gezairy,
Dr. Ibrahim Betelmal, Dr. Ian Smith and
the H.E .the Minister of Health .
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Million
Youths
March
for
combating
tuberculosis
in
Syria
Damascus
,11
March
2009
The Director General of the World
Health Organization (WHO) Dr.
Margaret Chan, her advisor Dr. Ian
Smith, WHO representative in Syria
Dr Ibrahim Betelmal, Dr. Mhd. Imad
Eldaker Deputy Minister of Health
and country office staff
participated in the "Million Youths
March” for combating tuberculosis in
Syria. The march in Damascus was
organized by the Ministry of Health
in cooperation with WHO in addition
to several ministries, local and
international organizations and
associations.
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