Report

Annex 1

Annex 2

Annex 3

Annex No. 3.

Lesson learned from the Scientific Session

First Day: Saturday 9^th, February, 2008

First session: Papers were informative about the history of Military Medicine in Sudan and the services that offer , the fund and its relation with other medical services also the scale up of the services in the last twenty years.

Second session: All the papers for the hole first day were in the scope of the relationship between the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the military medicine,
- peacekeeper and raised a lot of issues regard recruitment and screening of military personal,
- availability of information about HIV/AIDS and screening services,
- prevention methods,
- promoting of condom use.
The global effort to combat the epidemic was well expressed through the UNAIDS, Senior Adviser, who gave a very special concern to the peacekeepers.  
 
Third session: There was two parallel session:

• Session I: Sharing of other countries experience in the control and prevention of HIV/AIDS and Sexual Transmitted Disease.

• Session II: WHO contribution in the congress, were through an excellent session, The WHO – Speaker advocate for new method of prevention for HIV/AIDS, very nice presentation, excellent presenter and good discussion with in the session time. 

Fourth session: Very interest experience in HIV testing from Zambia and HIV program in highly mobile military population in Uganda, raised a lot of comment and questions from the audience, also last paper from South Africa (benefits of exercise for HIV positive) was a new area of research.

Technical problems: All the speakers delivered their presentations with in the schedule time, expect one speaker !

Second Day: Sunday 10^th, February, 2008

First session: Three papers were present clearly and informative with great concern in Military Medicine by an international team of expertise from France and Tunisia.

Second session: Very scientific papers were presented in trauma, injures, orthopedic surgery and wound infections from different countries in the region and very good, organized speakers.

Third session: Humanitarian, Disaster and Epidemic were well addressed in this session and the role of military health/ services in emergencies. Also the roles of the Military Veterinary Services in disaster management were to consider and appreciate.

Fourth session:  Different experience from Sudan, Tunisia and Algeria were shared, regard Facial injury and trauma. Last paper was another veterinary contribution from South Africa with a lot of hope !

Fourth Day: Tuesday 12^th, February, 2008

First session: There was two parallel session:

• Session I: Several presentation were delivered in various clinical area (Malaria, Bone TB and Hepatitis), very interested, well addressed and presented by the speakers. Nice and scientific interaction and discussions was running between the speakers and the audients.

• Session II: Non – communicable disease were a part of the scientific papers that delivered in this congress, well addressed and delivered in time.

Second session: Military Occupational Health was discussed in this session with participation from different countries in the region.

Limitations: Some problems were encountered during the presentations, e.g. coordination in light control, failure of some of the translation devices and short time for discussion.