AMMAN — Deputizing for HRH
Crown Prince Hussein, Prime Minister Bisher Al- Khasawneh attended the
graduation ceremony of a cohort of specialist doctors in the
Arab Board of Health Specializations (ABHS) programs for 2022.
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Khasawneh handed over
honorary shields to former ABHS heads and secretaries-general. Minister of
Health, ABHS acting chair,
Firas Hawari, also distributed certificates to the
outstanding graduates.
The ceremony was part of a
symposium celebrating the 45th anniversary of the ABHS. It was attended by over
300 specialist doctors from 22 Arab countries, as well as members of the Arab
League, partners of the ABHS, and members of the high commission and executive
committees of the scientific councils.
Support to the
institutionMinister of Health Firas Hawari, also the acting chair of the ABHS, called for supporting the institution
to develop the health sector in the Arab countries and improve health services
for their people.
In his keynote speech, Hawari
stressed the importance of expanding specializations, accreditation, quality
assurance, medical education and training, measurement, and evaluation, as well
as continuous professional development.
"The ABHS is a leading
Arab institution, and is considered one of the most successful institutions of
joint Arab action,” he said.
It is a major incubator for
building the capabilities of youth
working in the health sector, as it directs and refines them to serve the
health systems in various Arab countries, he added. This allows the “to achieve
the ABHS mission, which was written by the founding Arab ministers of health 45
years ago”.
Prioritizing the
improvement of primary healthcareHaifa Abu Ghazaleh, assistant
secretary-general and head of the Social Affairs Sector at the Arab League,
reaffirmed her support for the development of the ABHS and stated that she was
looking forward for increase cooperation to bolster the health sector in the
least developed Arab countries.
She urged Arab governments to
prioritize the improvement of primary healthcare and thanked Jordan for hosting
the ABHS in its temporary headquarters in Amman.
The forum is being held in
Jordan from February 9 to 12 under the patronage of HRH Crown Prince Hussein.
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