The Libyan International Conference of the Libyan Society of Dermatology, Aesthetics and Laser opened this Thursday morning at Ibn Sina Teaching Hospital, which is hosting it on 27–29 November under the slogan "Dermatology between Research and Treatment… Towards a New Horizon", with leading doctors, specialists and researchers from inside and outside Libya.
The opening session was attended by Dr. Abdulsalam Aqila, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health of the Libyan Government; the hospital's Director General, Dr. Ali Eljarroshi, and his deputy, Dr. Jadallah Diryag; the president of the Libyan Society of Dermatology, Aesthetics and Laser; the Mayor of Sirte, Mr. Mukhtar Al-Madani; the President of Sirte University, Dr. Suleiman Al-Shater; Major General Ahmed Amgheib, Director of Security for Sirte Municipality; a representative of the Security Operations Room; representatives of the sponsoring companies; heads of the conference sub-committees; and heads of medical and administrative departments and medical staff of the hospital.
The conference opened with verses from the Holy Quran and the national anthem, followed by a minute's silence in memory of consultant dermatologist Dr. Abdelkarim Safour, who passed away last week.
The hospital's Director General welcomed the participants, noting that the hospital has hosted a series of conferences, seminars and workshops over the past two years that have contributed greatly to developing medical staff, and stressing that the goal is not only to exchange expertise but to build a real and lasting partnership that is reflected in the quality of services to citizens. He thanked the General Command of the Armed Forces and the Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Lieutenant General Saddam Haftar, for his continuing support for the hospital, most recently for the kidney transplant program, in which 15 operations have been performed successfully by God's grace, and wished the conference success.
The opening session also included speeches on behalf of the Ministry of Health by Dr. Abdulsalam Aqila; Sirte Municipality by Mr. Mukhtar Al-Madani; the conference preparatory committee by Dr. Fathi Al-Kaseh; the Libyan Society of Dermatology by its president, Dr. Abdelmajid Gsis; the Scientific Committee by Dr. Khadija Al-Dhuwaibi; Ras Lanuf Company, one of the sponsors, by Mr. Hashem Mazen; the participants by Dr. Ahmed Nouh of Egypt; and Dr. Khitam of Jordan.
All the speakers praised the holding of such conferences and the support they receive from the Libyan Government headed by Dr. Osama Hammad and the Ministry of Health, as a cornerstone for building medical staff. They thanked the General Command for supporting these conferences, the hospital management for its great efforts that have made this institution comparable to regional and international centres, and the sponsoring companies, and wished the conference success in producing results that will raise the standard of patient care.
