IFMSA-Africa Newsletter Means of communication for African Medical Students
May/June 2006, Volume 2, Number 3
Editorial
Events in Africa Dear Friends,
31 May World No Tobacco Day
Our conclusions and assumptions towards others are usually based on our own culture, upbringing and education, coloured by what we hear in the media or movies and what we know from our own experiences. However, it is important to keep an open mind; things are often different than we might think. This is especially important and challenging when working in an international organization, like IFMSA.
5 June World Blood Donor Day
In this issue, Ahmed Ali takes us back to his first travel to Europe and shares his experiences, thoughts and doubts with us. These might give us all new insights and could serve as a new step in the discussion on the improvement of SCOPE and SCORE exchanges in Africa. Also, the country of Sudan, the host of the next African Medical Students’ Training Congress in December 2006, is shown to us in all its beauty. And again, things are not always what they seem!
14 June World Environment Day 19 -21 June 2006 2nd African conference on Sexual Health and Rights, Nairobi, Kenya 29 October – 2 November 2006 Global Forum for Health Research, Cairo, Egypt December 2006 Third International Student Conference on HIV/AIDS (ISCA), Cameroon 24 -30 December 2006 African Medical Students’ Training Congress (AMSTC), Khartoum, Sudan
The newsletter team
Contents
IFMSA-Africa Leadership 2005-2006 Regional Coordinator for Africa Ahmed Ali, Sudan
Who is who
2
World Blood Donor Day
2
New Study: FGM exposes women and babies to significant risk at childbirth
3
African Tourist Memory
4
• SCOPE Vacant
Welcome to Sudan
5
• SCORE Hany Ezzat, Egypt
Colophon
7
Regional Assistants for Africa • SCORA Jennifer Mbabazi, Rwanda Oluwatosin Omole, Nigeria
• SCOPH Hossam Hamad, Sudan • SCORP Tana Mohammed, South Africa Mubashar Ahmed, Sudan • SCOME Vacant Liaison Officer WHO Serini Murugasen, South Africa
IFMSA-Africa Newsletter
May/June 2006
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