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A message from the Regional Director
Dear EMR On behalf of the Regional Team & the Organizing committee: Let me taking the chance to warmly thank you for attending the EMR regional Meeting 2017, Beirut - Lebanon. We are sharing with you this report with you on EMR13. In the next few pages shall summarise the different aspects and topics of the regional meeting. Providing to you readers with all the information that will brief you on the outcomes of our meeting this years. But first let me share with you a personal view on our region. I have attending the last 6 regional meetings and in our Regional Meeting 2017 I was really so amazed with development and quality of regional meeting not only in hosting the event, but also to National Membership Organizations and members of the region, motivation, enthusiasm and commitment to gain and share knowledge and experiences and nd serving the region & the federation on the local, national, regional and international level. It’s been 13 years since we had our first regional meeting. IFMSA had been working with its NMOs to provide a stage for medical students to reflect their thoughts and ideas. Extending it to sharing opportunities and capacity building in different eras. It is the time we hold our hands tighter and walk together the ladder up high. Today we are healthcare activists tomorrow we are healthcare providers & leaders. From where I stand I would like to extremely thank the EMR Regional Team 2016/2017 to being dedicated to ensure to provide to you outstanding sessions and delivering high quality content during the regional meeting, but also IFMSA Team of Officials that took part in the regional meeting and its sessions and last but not least, the astonishing Organizing Committee of EMR 13 on the marvelous duty & providing us with environment to excel for our region. In the end, once again thank you to all those took part of the Eastern Mediterranean Region Regional Meeting 2017 in beautiful Beirut. We are looking forward to meet you all again in EMR14 but this time in magical Morocco. Yours sincerely, Sharif Ba Alawi IFMSA Regional Director for the Easter Mediterranean Region 2016/17