Over 800 Women Health Experts To Congregate At The 3-Day FIGO Regional Conference Starting Tomorrow

The FIGO Regional Conference of Middle East & Africa will bring forth important issues concerning women’s health and wellbeing. With over 800 attendees, 40 speakers and health ministers of African countries attending the congress, the ethical and medico-legal aspects concerning the fraternity, the global protocols for the practice alongside vital issues relating to maternal health will be discussed. The 3 day conference starts tomorrow, 11^th April and will culminate on Friday, 13^th April.

The conference is organized by the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO), together with the Emirates Medical Association (EMA), the Federation of Arab Gynecology and Obstetrics Societies (FAGOS) and the African Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (AFOG).

Dr C N Purandare, President, FIGO added: “A primary aim behind the Congress is to educate people on the right techniques to reduce the global maternal mortality rate, particularly with reference to post-partum hemorrhage (PPH), which accounts for about 35% of all maternal deaths. This is more prevalent in under-developed countries, although as per WHO, recent studies have shown an increase in the incidence of PPH in developed countries as well. We are very fortunate that we have speakers who have conducted in-depth research and devised techniques to counter one of the leading causes of maternal mortality, and I welcome the medical fraternity to this gathering and learn from these researches”.

Dr Amala Nazareth, Specialist Obstetrician and Gynecologist and Secretary General, Emirates Medical Association, FIGO associate added: “The idea is to cut commercialism out of the right medical ethics, and to make people realize that if technology is available, one should use it in an ethical manner. The three-day event will address several issues pertaining to the ethical medical practices including medico-legal aspects, training, healthcare and the right guidelines that should be implemented in all areas of women’s health across all ages”.

The speakers at the Congress will bring to the platform their in-depth clinical research highlighting the various technologies, guidelines and procedures best suited to provide supreme healthcare to women. Among the keynote speakers, notable mentions includes Hon. Sarah Opendi, Minister of State for Health Uganda; Hon. Margaret Natalie Mensah-Williams, Chairperson of the National Council of Republic of Namibia; Hon. Susan Shabangu, Minister in the Presidency responsible for Women, South Africa; and Hon. Zuliatu Cooper, Deputy Minister of Health and Sanitation, Sierra Leone.

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