WONCA EMR president in Qatar

October 2013 East Mediterranean Regional News

September, 2013

WONCA East Mediterranean region president Dr Mohammed Tarawneh, reports that he has just had a good meeting in Doha, Qatar, with Dr Mariam A Abdul Malik, the managing director of Qatar PHC Corporation. The aim of the meeting was to work on them joining WONCA as full member organization.

Dr Mariam arranged a meeting of about 50 family physicians and Dr Tarawneh gave a brief and presentation on WONCA. The audience, after the presentation, had more questions about WONCA and their desire to join WONCA as full member organization and as direct members. Dr Tarawneh is to start working on that with Dr Mariam and his team, as well with Dr Garth Manning, WONCA CEO.

(l to r) Dr Juliet Ibrahim, the executive director of clinical affairs; Dr Zulaikha Mohsen, West Bay HC manager and family medicine manager; Dr Mariam Ali Abdul Malik, Managing director; Dr Moh'd Tarawneh, Wonca EMR president; Dr Mohammed Diab, head of clinical education; Essam Abdul Baqi, family physician consultant; Dr Youssef Noof, family physician consultant