managed the "Corona" crisis
The activities of the Third International Conference of the Arab Society for Public Health kicked off yesterday, under the auspices of Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Minister of Health and Population, under the slogan “Transformation of the Health Sector after Covid-19: Public Health Challenges and Opportunities”, with the presence and participation of more than 50 experts and more than 15 Arab countries.
During the conference, the Minister of Health affirmed that Egypt was able to successfully manage the crisis of the emerging coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, and to adequately overcome this enormous challenge thanks to the adoption of health initiatives.
He pointed out that Egypt worked about 3 or 4 years before the pandemic to adopt health initiatives, as it was able to subject more than 60 million people to medical examination within the framework of initiatives to detect communicable and non-communicable diseases, and this helped it prepare for the pandemic, as it already has data. sufficient to protect the most vulnerable people during the pandemic.
Dr. Salman Rawaf, President of the Arab Society for Public Health and Chairman of the Conference, said that the conference aims to exchange s on the emerging corona virus and the transition to the post-Covid era, including countries going through crises and disasters, with a focus on governance And ways to strengthen health systems from the perspective of resilience and preparedness for public health and preparedness for epidemics and climate change. It will also shed light on ways to strengthen health systems devoted to public health, involving civil and private society to serve people through the lens of justice, and contribute to shaping the future of public health in the world. Arabi.
