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Dr. Rafat Participates in Annual Meeting of the Scientific Association of Arab Veterinary Medicine Colleges in Sharm Al Sheikh
23/11/2016

Dr. Rafat Participates in Annual Meeting of the Scientific Association of Arab Veterinary Medicine Colleges in Sharm Al Sheikh

 

Sharm Al Sheikh – The Scientific Association of Arab Veterinary Medicine Colleges convened their annual meeting at Sharm Al Sheikh between 23 and 26 November 2016, hosted by the Suez Canal University, with the Assistant Secretary General of the Association of Arab Universities Dr. Mohammad Rafat Mahmoud representing the General Secretariat of the Association in attendance, as well as the President of Suez Canal University Dr. Mamdouh Ghurab, Secretary General of the Association Dr. Falah Shudeifat, and deans of veterinary medicine colleges from Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia and Sudan.

Dr. Rafat explained that the meeting produced a number of important decisions relevant to developing the academic and clinical education at the BA and graduate study levels, in addition to working on enhancing the academic and research cooperation among veterinary medicine colleges in the Arab World through joint study programs and research projects relevant to livestock in the Arab World. Moreover, it was decided to launch an internationally acclaimed scientific journal that publishes the work of Arab researchers in all areas of veterinary medicine specializations.

He added that the academic councils, associations and centers under the umbrella of the Association of Arab Universities are active and effective arms for the academic plans and programs adopted by the Association, in order to improve the level of higher education at the Arab Universities. The Scientific Association for Veterinary Medicine Colleges, whose permanent headquarters are at the Jordan University of Science and Technology, is an important association, which coordinates and cooperates with the deans of veterinary medicine colleges to organize scientific activities in cooperation with the relevant universities and institutions to keep up with the modern scientific developments in the various areas of veterinary medicine.

On the scientific conference, Dr. Rafat added that the conference recommended mapping all epidemiological diseases to select the best vaccines and serums and assess them on an ongoing basis in view of the isolated genetic map to determine the current status of diseases for animals and birds.  

The conference also recommended establishing a national bank for all bacterial or viral isolates to follow-up the genetic changes, supply the vaccines and serums with the latest isolates from the breeding sites as well as focus on the latest Nano technology research in the areas of diagnosis and control of epidemiological diseases. It also discussed the importance of centers to monitor and test animals and birds, both imported and wild, to limit the spread of diseases, especially ones that can be transferred from animals or birds to humans, like bird flu.  

Moreover, the conference discussed promoting biosecurity among breeders, training technicians on dealing with suspect cases of disease centers, mapping the productivity of livestock farms, limiting sources of pollution and reducing its impact on people and animals, and using the results of applied research to control the spread of diseases using modern applications at the lowest cost from natural resources.

The recommendations produced by the conference included establishing a body to monitor the health procedures followed while breeding in the farms as well as the production steps in the slaughterhouses and factories (for animals, birds and fish) and another to assess fodder and drugs as well as supervise family farms and knowledge transfer. The recommendations also included twinning among the Arab colleges with regard to curricula and study plans on veterinary medicine inside the Arab World and comparing these with the content proposed by the World Organization for Animal Health, recognized by the Mediterranean Network of Establishments for Veterinary Education. The Arab colleges should also seek twinning with European veterinary colleges to elevate the level of veterinary education as a first step for attaining international accreditation. Additionally, graduate studies and veterinary medicine research should be encouraged among the Arab countries starting with the central laboratory at the Suez Canal University in view of its capacities to deal with diseases in the Arab World.

Many research papers were discussed in the conference in all fields of veterinary medicine. The annual meeting of the Association of Veterinary Medicine Colleges was attended by a number of deans of veterinary medicine colleges, including Tunisia, Sudan, Jordan and Egypt. A number of important decisions were adopted relevant to developing academic and clinical studies at the BA and MA levels, in addition to enhancing academic and research cooperation among the colleges throughout the Arab World using joint studies and research papers on livestock. Finally, it was decided launch an international journal to publish the work of Arab researchers in all veterinary medicine specializations.​ 

 

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