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Commission Members
Basim Yaqub, Chair
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
Abdulkarim Al Qudah
Amman, Jordan |
Hazan Aziz
Karachi, Pakistan |
Yousef Comair
Beirut, Lebanon |
Ahmed Hamad
Doha, Qatar |
Hassan Saad Hosny
Zamalek, Cairo, Egypt |
Amel Mrabet
Tunis, Tunisia |
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Aims
- Finalize the structure of the commission
- Increase the number of chapters in East Mediterranean Region
(EMR)
- Establish education and training program for the chapter
in EMR
- Education of the community and patients about epilepsy in
EMR
- Publish a newsletter or a journal for the Commission interactive
website for EMR.
Achievements prior to
July 2003
The Commission of East Mediterranean Affairs (CEMA)
has conducted their inaugural meeting on 15 January 2004 in Jeddah,
Saudi Arabia. It was a very successful inauguration attended by
the presidents of EMR epilepsy chapters and future members of the
commission. Also, we are grateful to Giuliano Avanzini, ILAE President
and Cigdem Özkara, SIROTF Chairman, for their presence during
the meeting. This achievement would not be possible without the
support of the International League Against Epilepsy staff and
most especially Martin Brodie, Chair of Task Force Regional Commissions. The minutes of the meeting were published in the first CEMA newsletter
in Neurosciences journal.
Commission Activities
July 31, 2003 to June 30, 2004
Conducted educational courses in:
- Doha, Qatar (26 February 2004)
- Egypt (March 2004)
- Damascus, Syria (24 May 2004)
Upcoming Activities
CEMA educational courses:
- 8th Epilepsy Mediterranean Conference,
Morocco, 17-20 November 2004
- The First International Lebanese Meeting,
Beirut, 17-20 November
2004.
Basim Yaqub
Chair
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