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The Arabian Gulf University AGU recently organised a workshop on capacity building in applied research for tropical diseases. The three-day workshop was held at the university in cooperation with the World Health Organisation WHO and the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases TDR from October 29 2019 to October 31 2019. AGUs Family and Community Medicine Department Head and the Workshops Coordinator Dr. Afif Ben-Salah explained that the activity witnessed the participation of a group of leaders in the health sector in GCC states as well as international experts and specialists from countries of the Eastern Mediterranean region.Dr. Ben-Salah said the workshop aimed to establish a network of researchers in the GCC region and the Eastern Mediterranean countries to coordinate on the control of infectious diseases which are a priority for the region. He also underlined that the workshop focused on building capacities in relation to the basic skills required to conduct applied research on tropical diseases and to identify research frameworks and methodological controls that define scientific research projects such as respecting ethical dimensions quality assurance to improve treatment and effective prevention.Stressing on the pioneering role played by AGU in the regions scientific and medical research fields Dr. Ben-Salah stated that the university strives to strengthen cooperation with WHO based on its responsibilities and roles in serving the GCC community and to tackle the issue and challenges it faces. Its worth mentioning that AGU has established a collaborating centre with WHO in the year 2006 which is the same year the Medical Learning Centre was established in university. Since then the centre has worked to improve the quality of primary healthcare and medical education in GCC states.
