A workshop on the impact of climate change on public health on the sidelines of the activities of the Fourth Annual International Conference on Public Health

Sponsored by Dr. Ayman Ashour, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Minister of Health and Population, Galala University hosted a workshop on the impact of climate change on public health, on the sidelines of the activities of the Fourth Annual International Conference on Public Health, which was held under the title "Health Justice: The Roadmap to Universal Health Coverage", which was organized by Ain Shams University. In cooperation with Galala University, the African Institute of Public Health Professionals (AlPHP), and the Association of African Universities of North African Countries, in the presence and participation of African delegations, and a group of Egyptian experts interested in climate change and its impact on health.

In his speech, Dr. Mohamed El-Shennawy, Acting President of Galala University, confirmed that there are many challenges facing African countries, including Egypt, especially in the health file, which requires the cooperation of all African countries, pointing to the interest of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Republic, to support relations with African countries, and to extend ties Friendship and cooperation.

Dr. Rana Zeidan, Secretary General of the University, explained that the sessions dealt with discussing strengthening human resources for the entire health team, in addition to following up on sessions and discussions to come up with recommendations that benefit the health community and those in charge of different health systems, to benefit from the experiences of the participants in the conference.

It is worth noting that the activities of the conference, which were supervised by Dr. Jihan Al-Ghunaimi, Dean of the Field of Nursing at Galala University, witnessed during its session several sessions, including a session on the health insurance law in Egypt and other countries and its ability to achieve comprehensive health coverage in Africa, in addition to the ability of the health system to adapt and its flexibility in dealing with crises such as the Corona pandemic. Discussions among the attendees to exchange visions and experiences.