WORLfl HEALTH ORGANIZATION Reuional Otfice for the Eastern Medlterranaall

DRGANlSATlOAl MDNDlAlf DE LA SANTE Bureau r t i i o n a l de l a M l d l t e r r a n l e or lenta le

REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN Forty-eighth Session Riysldh, Snrirli Arahia, 30 September- 3 October 2001 As at 29 September 2001

PROVISIONAL LIST OF REPRESENTATIVES, AI,TERNATES, ADVISERS OF MEMBER STATES AND OBSERVERS

1. REPRESENTATIVES, ALTERYATES -4KD ADVISERS OF REGIONAL COMMITTEE 34E1/IBERS

Representative

Alternate

Advisers

Representative

Alternate

H.E. Dr Faisal Radhi Al-hlousawi Minister of Health Mlnlstry of Health hlanama

hiIr Isrliail Tl~raliii~l Akbali Chief, Intel-national Health Relations Ministry of Health hfanama

Dr Kazeln Jaafar Elhalwagy Consul ta~~t for the First I-Iealth Zone Ministry of Heallii Manania

Mr Zakareya Abdelkader Khongi S~lplpervisor, Food quality Ministry of Health hlanama

Mr Riyadh Ali Dhaif Director of Minister's Office Ministry of Health Manama

CYPRUS

H.E. Mr Frixos Savvides Minister of Health Ministry of Health Nicosia

Mr S ymeon Matsis P G ~ I I I ~ L I C I ~ ~ S c ~ l ~ t a l y Ministry of Health Nicosia

Advisers

Representative

Representative

Alternate

Advisers

Dr Charitini Kornodiki Chief Health Officer Ministry of Health Nicosia

Mr Stavros Eparninondas Minister of Plenipote~itiary Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nicosia

DJIBOUTI

H.E. Dr Mohamed Ali Kamil Minister of Health Ministry or IIcallh Djibouti

DL hluhamed Mahyoub I I a t e i~ Technical Consultant Ministry of IIealth Djibouti

EGYPT

H.E. Professor Dr Ismail Sallam Minister of liealth and Population Ministry oSHcallh and Population Cairo

Professor Dr Wagida Abdel Rahman Anwar Advisor to H.E. 'The Minister of IIealth and Population & Director of Technical Support Office

Ministry of'Hcalth and Population Cairo

Dr Yellia El-Hadidi Undersecretary for Family Planning and Population Ministry of Health and Populatioll Cairo

Dr ffashem Aliam Undersecretary for Intensive and Emergency Department Minisrry oSHealth and Population Cairo

Dl- Nasr L:l-Sayed National AIDS Programme Manager Ministry of liealth and Population Cniro

RAN, lSLAMlC REPUBLIC OF

Representative

Alternate

Advisers

a Representative

Alternate

Advisers

R.E. Dr Masoud Pezeshldan Minister of Health and Medical Education Ministry of Health and Medical Education Teheran

Dr Mohan~nlad Ismaeil Akbari Deputy Minlster for Health Affairs Ministry of Health and Medical Education Teheran

I)r Rijan Sadrizadeh Senior Adviser to H.E. The Minister, for Health and Inteil~ational Affairs

Ministry of Health and Medical Education Teheran

Dr Mansour Safaei Farahani Director-General, Public Relations and Intenlational Affairs h4inistr)r of Health and Medical Edtrcatinn Teheran

Dr Abdolrepa Heydari Member of Parliament Representing Ilam Province

Teheran

Mr Ismaeil Nowrool,pour Ministry of Health and Medical Education Teheran

H.E. Dr Umeed Medhat Mubarak Minister of Health M ~ n ~ s t r y of Health Baghdad

Dr Ayed Mohan Al-Delaimi Director General of Preventive Medicine Ministry of Health Baghdad

Dr Khalid FIussein Aly Technical affair^ Department Ministry of Health Baghdad

Representative

Alternate

Advisers

Representative

Alternate

Advisers

Dr Faqed Ghelheeth Farhoud Director ot lntemat~onal Health Department Ministry of Health Baghdad

JORDAN

H.E. Dr Ftrlel~ Alnasser Minister of Health Ministry of llealth Amman

Dr Saad Kharabsheh Director-General, Primary Health Care Ministry of Health Amman

Dr Fares El Ayed Director of Information Center Ministry of Health Amman

Dr Mostafa Kassem Director of International Health Ministry of 1 lealth Amman

H.E. Dr Mohammed Ahmed Al-Jarallah Minister of Public Health Ministry of Public Health Kuwait

An~bassador Sheikh Gaber Doeg Ibrahim El Sabbah Arnbassadrrr of Kuwait to the Kingdu~rl uf Saudi A~abia Riyadh

Dr Aly Youssef A1 Seif Assistant Undersecretary for Community Health and Environment Ministry of Public Health Kuwait

Rcprcscntntive

Alternate

Representative

Alternate

Adviser

D1- Youssef Ahmed A1 Nesf Assistant IJnder-Secretary for the Affairs Of Supporting Health Services

Ministry of Public l-iealth Kuwait

Dr Kais Aldweery Director of Ameery Hospital Ministry of'Public Health Kuwait

Ur NTaqyan Youssef A1 Waqyan Director, Office of the Minister of Public Health Ministry of Public Health Kuwait

Mr Mohamed Yehia Aboulfottouh Lcgal Counselor Ministry oEPublic Health Kuwait

LEBANON

Dr Walid A r n m ~ r Director-General Ministry of Public Health Beirut

Mr IIekmat As'ad Aly Head of Cabinet Ministry of Public Health Beirut

L1 BY AN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA

Dr Salem Al Sagri Secretary of Health and Social Security Zawia District

Dr Muftah Nwejy Secretary of Health and Social Security A1 H u l ~ l a l ~ District

Dr Sallam Saleh Aweynat Dircctor of 1 Icnlth Scrviccs General People's Committee Sirt

MOROCCO

Representative

Alternate

Advisers

Representative

A1 Itl~-l~alt.

Adviser

S.E. Mr Thami El Khyari Ministre de la santk Minislere de la sante Rabat

Mi- Mol~ilr~ltrc] Laa~i l i Directeur de la Planification et des Ressources Financieres Ministere de la santC Rabat

Dr Jaouad Mahjour Directeur de I'Epidemiologie ct de la I,utte contre les Maladies Ministere de la santi: Rabat Dr Mustaplia Tyan~

Directeur de Population Ministere de la sant.6 Rabat

Dr Nadia Bezad Conseillere de Monsieur le Ministre Ministere de la santk Rabat

Dr Rachid Bekkali Delegue Regional de la Wilaya de Tetouan Ministkre dc la santC Rabat

H.E. Dr Ahmed Brn Abdul Qadir Al-Gl~assani Under-Secretary for Health Affairs Mir~isl~ y of 1-lcal~11 Muscat

Dr Ali Din Jaffcr Dill Mohan~mcd Director-Gcneral of Health Affairs Ministry of IHealtli Muscat

Mr lssa Bin Abdullah A1 Alawi Director, Offire nf H F The Minister Ministry of Health Muscat

PAKISTAN

Representative

Alternate

Representative

Alternate

Representative

H.E. Dr Abdul Malik Kasi Federal Minister of Health Ministry of Health Islamabad

S urgcol~ R u r - Adlr~ir a1 Muhanlmad Aslam Director-Gcneral (Health) Federal Millistry of Health Islamabad

Mr Abdul Sattar Chaudhary Adviser to the Ministry of Health in ljcalth Education and Promotion

Federal Ministry of llealtl~ Tslsmabnd

PALESTINE

H.E. Dr Riyadh Zaanoon Miilistcr of I-lealth Palestinian National Authority Gaza

Dr Munzer Sharif Depuly Minister of Health Ministry of Health- Technical Office Kablus

Dr Elnad l'araweyeh Director-Cieneral Ministry of Ilealth Gaza

Dr 'i'uusif El-Hindi Llirector-General of International Cooperation Ministry of Health Gaza

QATAR

H.E. Dr Hajar Ahmed Hajar Albenali Minister of Public Health Minictl-y nf P ~ ~ h l i c Hea1t.h Doha

Alternate

Advisers

Representative

Alternate

Advisers

Dr Khalifa Ahmed Al-Jaber Assistant Under-Secretary for 'l'echnical Affairs Ministry of Public Health Doha

Mr Nitml Muharak Al-Hitmi Director of Minister's Office Miliial~y uf Public Health Doha

Mr Abdul Hakim Abdcl-Rahman Al-Abdullah Director, International Relations Ministry of Public Health Doha

SAUDl ARABIA

H.E. Prof. Dr Osama Bin Abdel Majuid Shobokshy Minister of Health Ministry of Health Riyadh

Dr Oth~nan Bin Abdel Aziz Al-Rahea'h Deputy Minister for Planning and Development Ministry of Hcallh Riyadh

Dr Qassem Bin Othman Al Qasaby Deputy Minister for Executive Affairs Ministry of 1Icalth Riyadh

Dl Rcda Bill Moha~lied Khalil ITealth Department Consultant Ministry of Health Riyadh

Dr Yakoub Bin Yousef Al-Mazrou Assistant Deputy Minister for Preventive Medicine Ministry of Health Riyadh

Dr Mansour Bin Naser El Hawasi Assistant IJnder-Secretary for Curative Medicine Ministry of Health Riyadh

Dr Fahd Bin Ahmed Arab Assistant Ilndcr-Secretary for Planning and Research Ministry of Health Riyadh

Dr Soliman Bin Abdel Moati Merdad General Supe~visor of Health Centers Ministry of Iicalth Riyadh

Dr Tarelc Bin Ahmed Medani Consultant at Minister's Office Ministry of Health Riyadh

Dr Khalil Bin lbrahim El Kwekli General Supervisor of El Amal IIospital, Riyadh Ministry of I-Iealth Riyadh

Dr Yousef Bin Ibrahim Abdel Ghani Assistant Director- General ibr Mental and Social Health Ministry of Hcalth Riyadh

Dr Abdullah Bin Mohamed El Baddah Assistant Director-General for Hospitals Ministry of Health Kiyadh

Dr Naser Bin Abdel Rahnlan El Hamdan Supervisor oTFicld Epidcrr~iulogitial P I U ~ I U I I I I I C Ministry of IIealth Riyadh

Mr I lassan Bin Mahmoud A1 Fakhri General Supervisor of Internalional Health Department Minictry of'Healih Riyadh

Mr Awtxrad Bin Owa yed A l - K h ~ t t ~ h i Consultant, International Health Department Ministry of Iiealth Riyadh

Representative

Alternate

Representative

Alternate

Advisers

SOMALIA

H.E. Dr Mohamed Nureni Bakar Minister af Health Ministry of Health Mogadishu

Dr Hassan Ilaji Mohamed Shurie Adviser on Health Services Ministry of Health Mogadishu

SUDAN

H.E. Dr Ahrned Bilal Osrnan Federal Minister of Health Federal Ministry of Health Khartoum

Dr Abdalla Sid Abmed Undersecretary Federal Ministry of Health Federal Ivfinislry uf Hca l~ l~ Khartoum

Dl- Tsnincldin hlohnmcd Abdalla Dil-ector-General International Health Federal Ministry of Health Khartoum

Mr liassan Abdel Hadi Fcderal Min iu t~r nf Ilealth O f f i r e Fxer~ltive Manager Fedcral Ministry of Health Khartoum

Mr Ahmed Abdul Rahman Mohamed Sowar El-Dahab First Secretary Embasy of Republic of Sudan Riyadh

SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC

Representative

Alternate

Adviser

Representative

Alternate

Adviser

Representative

Alternate

Advisers

H.E. Dr Rlr~l~anred EyaJ Cl~ally Minister of Wealth Ministry of Health Dari~ascus

Dr Tarek El Sheikh Assistant to H.E. The Minister Ministry of Health Damascus

Dr Hassan Haj Hussein Director of International I-Iealth Affairs Ministry of Health Damascus

TUNISIA

S.E. Mn'". Naziha Echeikh Secrelairc d 'Etat M~n~ste re dc la santd publique 'Tunis

Dr llabib Achou~ Directeur general de la sante Ministbre de la santC publique Tunis

Dr Hichem Abdessalem Directour de 1'Unite de Cooperation technique Ministke de la santd publique Tunis

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Dr Mal~moud Fikry Assistant Under-Secretary for Preventive Medicine Ministry nf Health Abu Dhabi

Dr Cjorn'a Belal Director, Preventive Medicine Ministry of Health Dubai

Dr Issa A1 Hosni Director, Oral Health Department Ministry of Ilealth Abu Uhabi

Mr Abdelhamid Saleh Al-Hurnood Head of Extetnal Relations Section Ministry of I-lealth Abu Dhabi

REPUBLlC OF YEMEN

Representative

Alternate

Advisers

ALGERIA

TURKEY

H.E. Dr Abdul Nasser Ali Munibari Minister of Public liealth and Population TVIinistry of Public Heallli a11d Populdliur~ Sana'a

MI Khaled Abdel Rahrnan Al Sakkaf Advisor to H.E. The Minister Ministry of Public Health and Population Sann'n

Dr Aly Ahmed El Medwahy Director-General, Minister's Office Ministry of Public Health and Population Sana'a

Dr Ahdel Gabar Aly Abdallah Coordinator, Programme of Arab Fellowship for Medical

Spccializations Ministry of Public Health and Population Sana'a

Dr Mohamed Yehya Al-Naomi Director, Thawra General Hospital Ministry of Public Health and Population Sana'a

2. OBSERVERS (Observers from WI.10 Member States outside the EMR)

hlr Bogreesh Mourad Head of Department Ministly of IIealth and Population Algiers

Dr Ali lhsan Ercan Director General of Basic Health Services Departrncnt Ministry of Health Ankara

(Observers representing the United Nations Organizations)

UKITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND (UNICEF)

Mr 'l'homas McUennott Regional Director LJNICEF Middle East and North Africa Regional Office Amman

Dr Qussay Al-Nahi IIealth I'rojcct Officcr UNICEF Regional Office Tor Middle East and North Africa Amman

UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY FOR PALESTINE REFUGEES JN THE NEAR EAST (UYRWA)

Dr Fathi Moussa Director of Health UNRWA Headquarters Branch Amman

THE WORLD BANK

Mr Alaa Mahmoud Hamed Senior Health Specialist The World Bank Cairo

\.VORI,D FOOL) PKOGKAMME, REGIONAT, BUREAU FOR THE 3IEDITERFWNEAN, RIIDDLE EAST AND CENTRAL ASIA

MI Muhamed Diab Deputy Regional Director World Food Programme- Regional Bureau for the Mediterranean,

Middle East and Ccntral Cairo

hdr Tarek Shayya Regional Programme and Advocacy Officer World Food Programme- Kegional Bureau for the Mediterranean,

Middle East and Ccntral Cairo

(Observers representing inter,governmental, non-governmental and national organi~ations)

LEAGUE OF ARAB STATES

Dr Aly Abdel Kerim Assistant Secretary-General Supervisor of the General Department on Social and Cultural Affairs

League of Arab States Cairo

L>r Husse~n Abdaliah Hammouda Director, Department of Health and Environment League of Arab States Cairo

Mr Hatem Abdelazim El Rouby A ~ ~ u u n t a ~ l t at thc Tcch~licnl Sccrctarlnt of the Council of Arab Ministers of Health, and Acting for Publication works

Lcague of Arab States Cairo

THE ARAB BOARD OF MEDICAL SPEUIAI,IZATIONS

Mr Sadek Khabbaz Director of the Oflice Arab Board for Medical Specializations Damascus

ARAB CESTRE FOR MEDICAL 1,ITERATURE (ACML)

@ Dr Abdel Rahman Al-Awadi Secretary-General Arab Centre for Medical Literature Kuwait

Dr Yacoub Ahmed Al-Sharrah Assistant Secretary-General Arab Centre tor Medical Literature Kuwait

ORGANIZATION OF AFRICAN UNITY

(Awaiting nomination)

EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE HEALTH R.ITNlSTERS' COUNCIL FOR G.C.C. MEMBER STATES

Dr Tawfik Ahmed Khoja Executive Director Executive Board of the Health Ministers' Council for G.C.C. Member States

Riyadh

ISLAMIC EDUCATIONAL, SCIEN'I'IP'IC, AND CULTURAL ORG,2NIZATION (TSESCO)

Dr Abdulaziz bin Othman Altwaijri Director-General Islamic Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) Rabat

GENERAL SECRETARIAT OF THE ORGANTZATION OF ARAB RED CRESCENT ASD RED CROSS SOCIETIES

Mr Abdel Ghani Aashi Secretary-General General Secretariat of ' the Organization of Arab Red Crescent and Red Cross Societies

Jeddah

Dr Ibrahim Beit El Ma1 Deputy Secretary-General General Secretariat of the Organization of Arab Red Crescent

and Red Cross Socie~ies Jeddah

ARAB MEDICAL UNION

Dr Mohamed Yasser El Sakka Secretary General Arab Medical Union Damascus

ARAB PHARMACISTS UNION

Ur Ali Ibrahim Secretary-General General Secretariat Arab P11a1lnal;isls Ut~iull Cairo

ARAB UNION OF THE MANUFACTURERS OF PHARMACEUTICALS AND MEDICAL APPLIANCES

Mr Omar Ga'wan Pharmacist Arah Union ofthe Manutacturers of Pharmaceuticals

And Medical Appliances Amman

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATIOR' FOR MATERNAL AND YEONATAL HEALTH (I AMANEH)

(awaiting nomination)

a IMPACT -EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN REGION

H.R.H. Princc Abdulaziz Bin Ahmed A1 Saud Chairn~an of the Board IMPACT-EMR Riyadh

Dr Mohaniad N. Alamuddin Secretary-General IMPACT-EMR Riyadh

IIVTERKATIONAL DIABETES FEDERATION

Dr Abdulrahman Salim AIkuwari Chair of IDF Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East Region Doha

@ lSTERNATlONAL PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION

Dr Mohamed Kamcl Regional Director Arab World Regional Oftice, IPPF Tunis

THE IKTERNATIONAL 1,EPROSY ASSOCZATZON

(might be sending nomination)

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CAKCER REGISTRIES

Dr Nssser Al-Hamdzm Chairman The Saudi Arabia National Cancer Registry Riyfidh

ISLAMIC ORGANIZATION FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES (IOMS)

Dr Abdel Rahman A1-Awadi President Islamic Organization for Medical Sciences Kuwait

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

Dr Mohamed I-I'Midouche Residcnl Kcprcsenlalivt: Afiican Development Rank, Egypt Country Office Cairo

THE SAUDI FUND FOR DEVELOPMENT

Mr Hesham Bin Burges Abanem y Economic Research and Studies Department The Saudi Fund for Development Riyadh

SAUDI mD CRESCElVT SOCIETY

Dr Abdel Rahman Bin Abdel Aziz A1 Sweilam President Saudi Red Crescent Society Riyadh

HAMDARD FOUNDATION

Mrs Sadia Rashid President Hamdard Foundation Karachi

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION Rsuionnl Offico far tho f l d l P P Msdltorrnnlan

ORGANISATION MONOIALE OE LA SANTE

REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN

gorty eighth Seseion Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 30 Sept.- 3 Oct. 2001

PROVISIONAL LIST OF WHO SECRETARIAT -.

25 September 2001

Dr Gro Harlem Brundtlnnd Dr Hussein A. Gezaily Llr Mohamed Haytham Khayat Dr Mohamed Helmy Wahdan Dr A. Asamoa-Baah Dr Yasuhiro Suzuki Mr Denis Aitken Mr Thomas S.R. 'Topping Mrs Namita Pradhan Dr David Evans Mr Nccl Mani

Director-General Rcgional Director (ex-officio, Secretary to RC) Senior Policy Adviser to RD Special Adviser to RD on Poliomyelitis Executive Director, External Relations and Governing Bodies, HQ Executive Director, Health Technology and Pharmaceuticals, HQ Senior Policy Adviser to the Director-General, HQ Legal Counsel, HQ Senior Policy Analyst to the Director-General, HQ Director, Evidence for Health Policy, IIQ Director, Department of the Iraq Programme, HQ

Dr Ahdel Aziz. Saleh Dr Mohamed Abdi Janla

Dr Kazem M. Rehbehani Dr Hichem Lafif Dl- Belgacem Sabri * Dr Ahmed Mohit

Dl Ahmed Abdul Latif Dr Najib. A1 Shorbaji Dr Jlhane Tawilah Dr Salah ,411 Abdulrahman Dr Fatima A1 Awwa

Deputy Regional Director I Director, Progamme Management Assistant Rcgional Director, and Acting Regional Adviser WHO Programme 1)evelopment Director, Eastern Mediterranean Liaison Office, Geneva Director, General Management Ulrector, Health Systems & Commu~lity Development Regional Adviser, Mcntal Health and Substance Abuse and Coordinator, Social Change and Mental Health

Regional Adviser, ffcalth Care Delivery Regional Adviser, Health Information Management Regional Adviser, ATDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases Acting Press and Public Relations Officcr (STP) Acting Regional Adviser, Tobacco Free Initiative

Dr Khalif Bile Mohamud WHO Representative, Pakistan Dr IIashim E. El Moussad WHO liepresentative, Yemen Dr Abdullah Saleh Assa'edi WHO Ilepi-eseutative, Syria Mr A.N. Correia Director, WHO Office for OAU and ECA Dr Thierry E. Mcrtcns Director, WIT0 Mediterranean Centre for \iulnerahility Reduction Dr Daher Aden Daher Temporary Adviser

Dr Kassem Sara Mrs Jane Nicholson Mrs Catherine Foster Mr Jaafar FI. Jaffal Mrs Sonia Miskjian Mrs Mona Yassin

Terminologist/Editor Editor Reports Officer (STP) Administrative Services Officer Admnnstrative Ufficer, KU's Office Technical Assistant, Press and Public Relations

Interpreters Arab~c Booth Mr IIosni Tammam Kllany Mrs Ze~nab Ibrah~m Mrs Hiam Abu el Naga

English Booth Mrs Nirvana A.F. Hassan Mr Yehia Gouda Mrs Nadia Arafa

French Booth Mrs Sam~a Khallaf Mrs Anhar Abdel Rdzzdk Kulla Mrs Salwa Hamad

Translators Mr Nassan N. Abdallah Mr Ahrned M. L1 Beleihy

Administrative and Secretarial Staff Miss May El Sariakoussy Mr lbrahirn Abdel Aziz Mrs Marie-Helene Caponis Ms Rasha Abdel Ghani Mrs Nagwan A1 Faytouri Miss Hala Rizk Mrs Sarah Shoukry Mrs Maha Metwally Miss Suzan El Racy

Documents Product= Mr Ahmed Hassanein Mr Magued Yassa

Carlson Wagontlit Representatives Mrs Soraya Elmashad Mr Mohamed lbrahim

Toc l~~~ic ia~~s , 'Lng i~ icc~~ Mr Adam Ahou Bakr Mr Samir Abdel Waliab Mr Banla1 f<l Morsi