Cairo - One of the most prominent Educational organizations is helding its regional conference in Cairo, Egypt's capital city. As part of the current global and regional dialogue on Public Health Issues, and the growing challenge of accessing healthcare and providing health services, Fulbright Student Alumni from eleven countries in the region will convene for a three-day Conference on February 20-22, 2017, at the Cairo Conrad Hotel, under the title of, "Fulbright Student Alumni Regional Conference: Contemporary Health Issues". This conference serves as a platform for Fulbright Alumni to contribute to the ongoing global and regional efforts to introduce innovative approaches and best practices in the field of public health addressing current challenges of accessing healthcare and providing health services. The conference will be convened under the auspices of the Binational Fulbright Commission in Egypt (BFCE) and is co-sponsored by AmidEast, Washington. BFCE was established in 1949 by a protocol between the governments of the United States and Egypt as an educational foundation with the primary goal of promoting educational and cultural advancement in the two countries. The Commission is part of the global Fulbright program which is currently operating in 155 countries worldwide. Since its establishment in 1946 under legislation introduced by the late U.S. Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas, the Fulbright Program has given more than 370,000 students, scholars, teachers, artists, and scientists opportunities to study, teach and conduct research, exchange ideas, and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns. Fulbright is not a single entity, but rather a partnership of government entities, private organizations, academic institutions, grantees, alumni and volunteers throughout the world. Established in 1949, the Fulbright Commission in Egypt is the oldest and largest Commission in the region. To-date the Commission has awarded approximately 6,000 grants to Egyptian and American Fulbrighters. Fulbright Alumni become ambassadors, not only of good will and international understanding, but also of leadership, management excellence, best practices, innovation, information and ideas. Through keynote speeches, discussion groups, and other activities, the Fulbright Student Alumni Regional Conference: Contemporary Health Issues will provide an opportunity for Fulbright Student Alumni in the field of public health and health sciences from eleven countries in the region to network, share their research, studies, lessons learned, best practices and how to capitalize on their roles as Fulbright alumni following their return to their home countries. Conference sessions and discussions will be led and moderated by prominent Egyptian Fulbright Alumni in the field. Speakers will address issues of Epidemiology and communicable and non-communicable diseases, multidisciplinary healthcare, nutrition towards a better lifestyle, access to healthcare and providing health services in a challenging environment in the MENA region. The conference will also include a Gala Dinner with prominent key note speakers at the Conrad Hotel, Conrad Ballroom, on the evening of February 21. The Gala Dinner will be hosted under the auspices of Dr. Ashraf Hatem, BFCE Chair of the Board and Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Egyptian Universities and Mr. Adnan Siddiqi, BFCE Treasurer and Counselor for Public Affairs, U.S. Embassy in Cairo, and attended by guests, officials and dignitaries, including the Fulbright Commission's Binational Board of Directors, U.S. Embassy officials and leading members of the community.
