2nd Regional RESCAP-MED Symposium. Socio-political Challenges in the Mediterranean Region: Implications for NCD Prevention and Control

We are very excited to bring you presentations from our symposium late last year. For most of the presentations, the video of the presentation and the slides are available as a PDF. If you are using a device that is not flash enabled, please use the link for the Youtube video.

For most of the presentations, both the video of the presentation and the slides are available. If you are using a device that is not flash enabled, please use the link for the Youtube video. 

 

Tweets	Booklet/ Programme	Presentations  (slides)	Presentations (flash video)	Presentations (mpeg4 video)

	Presentation	Materials	Language
Opening and Welcome
	Abla Sibai opens the conference on behalf of AUB "[The topic of the symposium] brings to the surface the dynamics of the demographic and the epidemiological transition on one hand, that are taking place in the region, against a background of profound social changes and political turmoil"	Flash video Youtube	English
	Peter Phillimore thanks Abla Sibai and the American University of Beirut for making the conference happen, and explains: "What is RESCAP-MED?"	PDF Flash video Youtube	English
	Samer Jabbour outlines the need for a mandate in NCD preventions and control	PDF Flash Video Youtube	English
	Iman Nuwayhid , Dean of Faculty Health Sciences, AUB, discusses the opportunity to learn about treating and controlling NCDs in conflict situations and virtue of collaborative networks to take risks on research	Flash video Youtube	English
	Walid Ammar, Director General of the Ministry of Public Health, Lebanon: The health system in Lebanon is showing a great deal of resilience in dealing with the needs of Syrian refugees	PDF Flash video Youtube	English
Keynote speakers
	Dawn Chatty When health issues are long-term and chronic: Health care in humanitarian emergencies in the Middle East	PDF Flash video Youtube	English
	Nigel Unwin "Generating evidence and supporting decision making for public policy aimed at the prevention of chronic non-communicable diseases"	PDF Flash video Youtube	English
	Habiba Ben Romdhane Changer les soins de santé pour les maladies non transmissibles en Tunisie: l'engagement des citoyens dans la prise de décisions à travers le dialogue sociétal Transforming NCD health care in Tunisia: engaging citizens in health policy making through the new social dialogue	PDF Flash Video Youtube Publication	French with English on PDF
NCDs and Health System Challenges
	Nadim Barghuthi Coverage of care for non-communicable disease patients in a health district of Palestine	PDF Flash Video Youtube	English
	Tanja Pless-Mulloli : Preparing for the healing of war trauma in Syria: Thoughts from a psychotherapy, public health, and autobiographical standpoint	PDF Flash Video Youtube	English
	Nadia Ben Mansour How are health professionals facing the NCDs challenges in the current Tunisian context of transition	PDF Flash Video Youtube	English
	Katharine Allen The burden of non-communicable diseases in the United Arab Emirates: Understanding health differentials by nationality status in a demographically unique population	Flash Video Youtube	English
	Mazen Makarem Food consumption patterns among Syrian Refugees	PDF Flash video Youtube	English
	Shahd Osman Hypertension and socio-economic disparities among Sudanese Women	PDF Flash Video Youtube	English
The health costs of war
	Jane Gilbert Issues and controversies in global mental health: Implications for the suffering of war affected populations	PDF Flash Video Youtube Notes	English
	Goran Zangana A randomized controlled trial of mental health interventions for survivors of systematic violence in Kurdistan, Northern Iraq	PDF Flash Video Youtube	English
	Hamid Hussain Epidemiology of conflict in Iraq, human cost, morbidities and civilian sufferers: A Systematic Review , Iraq وبائية النزاع في العراق, التكلفة البشريه,الاصابات والمراضه ومعاناة المدنيين مدخل وبائي	PDF Flash Video Youtube	English
	Laila Akhu-Zaheya: Survey of Syrian Refugees' Access To Health Care In Jordan	PDF
Interventions and Post Conflict Futures
	Martine Najem -Impact of a quality management NCD intervention tailored for the most vulnerable disable and older people in a complex humanitarian setting	PDF Flash Video Youtube	English
	Nada Abu Kishk: Outcomes of a Diabetes Campaign for Palestine refugees with diabetes mellitus type II attending UNRWA health centers	PDF Flash Video Youtube	English
	Ceyda Sahan Impact of risk factor modifications on coronary heart disease mortality in Turkish adults for 2025	PDF Flash Video Youtube Publication	English
	Adam Coutts Evaluating NCD interventions for Syrian refugees in Lebanon	PDF Flash Video Youtube	English
	Rabih El Chammay Syrian Crisis and Mental Health System reform in Lebanon	PDF Flash video Youtube	English
Capacity building
	Julia Critchley NETPH (North Africa, Eastern Mediterranean and Turkey Public Health Network) and the future: From MedCHAMPS to RESCAP-MED and beyond	PDF Flash Video Youtube	English
Round table discussion
	The video footage for the round table discussion is currently pending