National Workshop of Capacity Building of the Ethics of Health and Medical Research
 
Under the auspices of the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research and the Minister of Health Ministry , ” National Center leadership of  Cancer Research ” at the University of Baghdad in cooperation with the Department of Research and Development , the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization organized (The  national workshop of  capacity building of the ethics of medical research and health ) in Sheraton Hotel / Grande Crystal from 2-4/12/2013 ,among the attendees were (about 280 participants from all Iraqi governorates ) :  Dr . Liqaa’ Al- Yassin , Dr.  Haider Al-Shammari of the Health and Environment Committee in the Parliament  , Dr. Alaa’ Makki, a representative of the Education Committee in the Parliament and the Deputy General Secretary of the Council of Ministers Dr.. Farhad Ni’maallah , Mr. President of Baghdad University  Dr . Alaa’ Al-Kshwan, General Inspector of the Ministry of Higher Education Dr. . Dhiyaa Al-Mawlawi , Mr.Chief of  doctors Dr. . Nadhim Abdulhameed , as well as a number of Heads of Iraqi universities and deans of medical colleges, general managers , the members of the Scientific Research , the Cancer Council and a large number of  the concerned professors and lecturers. The workshop began with a recitation from the Glorious Quran after  the salutation of the Republican anthem. Then ,Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Excellancy  Ali Al-Adeeb delivered his speech , where he explained that the establishment of the program of the national campaign of early detection of cancer  that belongs to the Ministry of Higher Education  in 2009  and the development of the National Center of Cancer Research at the University of Baghdad in 2012 comes  out as a practical application of this scientific approach  which relies on the basis of the partnership ‘s scientific capacity building where the executive management of the program  developed a database containing information storing system relating to   female patients of  cancer through collaboration with the International Agency of Research on Cancer of the World Health Organization , which was basically  later  to establish  a regional project of studies and Researches on Cancer in the Middle East that is headed by the National Center of Research on Cancer  in Iraq, which includes in its membership   Iraq, Lebanon , Jordan and Egypt , noting that the regional countries seeking to join this project in Oman, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Al-Adeeb   added that the new strategic thinking of  the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research is seeking and planning to  rebuild the  infrastructure  of the  scientific researches and medical disciplines with one billion dollars given priority to the Medical Specialties . Later, words of welcome speech by Mr. Director General of the Department of Research and Development , Dr. Mohamed Sarraj, Mr. representative of the Ministry of Health  Abdul-Jalil al-Shammari , General Director of  Medical City and the Director of the Office of Iraq to the World Health Organization Dr . Syed Jaafar  who brought  eminent experts from the World Health Organization and the participants , including Dr . David Kerr adviser of British Prime Minister on matters of health and cancer policy , Dr . Anthony Miller of Canada , Professor Nigel Bax  Professor Dr. . Deborah from the University of Sheffield . Then Professor Dr. Nada Abdul Sahib al-Alwan, director of the Iraqi National Center  of Cancer Research and Executive Director of the National Campaign of the early detection of cancer displayed  the main objectives of the workshop , which includes the analysis of the current state of infrastructure in the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and the Ministry of Health with regards to systems of healthand medical research in Iraq and identify national priorities of health and Medical Researches and capacity-building support of specialists in the process of scientific research and directing work on attracting qualified personnel and training as well as  the formation of committees and competent national of ethics of medical research and cancer , in addition to  work on the adoption of research -based evidence and clues in health policy and urging Actual scientific publishing in international journals with impact factor and the adoption of a distinct database systems and quality control in the process of assessing  research and promote the process of scientific cooperation through the establishment of networks with the concerned scientific research institutions. Professor Dr. Nada Alwan expressed that the invited who participated actively in the workshop during the three days are  : gentlemen  Assistant  deans of the colleges of medicine of scientific affairs at the university level in all governorates  , managers of centers and research units in medical specialties at the level of all governorates  and members of the association of the national program of Research on Cancer of all the  ministries of higher education and health. The  workshop included consultative research sessions attended by representatives of the two ministries at the governorates level and scientific lectures presented by international and local experts followed by open discussions, where lasted for three days ,then souvenirs are given for experts and gentlemen who organized the  workshop and appreciative certificates were given  to the attendees participants.  Al-Saraj added  that the workshop will deal  with developing scientific skills and ethics with the  students of medical colleges and ideal practices to conduct applied and epidemiological researches, the method of publishing in international journals with impact factor and analysis of the current state of scientific research in Iraq through the self-assessment of internal and external environment as well as identifying  areas of priority of priority health and medical researches  in Iraq, besides assessing  the excellent medical practices and focusing on the importance of the careful examining  and reviewing, and the invention of storage of information system with  the adoption of a database in the follow -up and assessment of researches  results as well as the insertion  of quality control in the process of publishing medical researches writing and promote the process of cooperation between partners and work to establish scientific networks with the relevant international scientific research institutions.

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