The First Health Ministers’ Meeting of South American and Arab Countries (ASPA) began on Friday in Peruvian capital Lima with the focus on universal health coverage and the Post-2015 United Nations' development agenda.
The event aims to deepen the integration between the two blocs in health through dialogue and exchange of experiences as well as to contribute to the development of bilateral cooperation among the participating countries.
Likewise, the meeting’s proposed specific goals seek to implement the decisions taken in health matters at the Third ASPA Summit of Heads of State and Government, held in Lima, in 2012.
Therefore, the meeting will address fields of health cooperation such ash primary and specialized care; research in public health and medical science; quality health and safety of the patients as well as nursing training.
Health ministers taking part of the event include Dr. Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al Rabeeah of Saudi Arabia; H. E. Sadiq Avdul Karim Al Shehabi, of Barein; Dr. Majeed Hamed Ameen Jamil, of Iraq; Dr. Nurdeen Abduhaneed Dogman; and Mr Gawwad Mohamed Awwad, of Palestine.
The South America-Arab Countries Summit (ASPA) is a forum for policy coordination among nation from these two regions, as well as a mechanism for cooperation in the fields of economy, culture, education, science and technology.
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Published: 4/4/2014