The Dr. Abdulqader Al-Ammari Hall this morning hosted a reception for the President of the Board of Trustees of the Arab Board of Health Specializations, Prof. Mohammed bin Ramadan, the program accreditation team assigned to evaluate Ibn Sina Hospital, and committee members from the Arab Board from Jordan, Iraq, Yemen and several Libyan cities.

The reception opened with verses from the Holy Quran and the national anthem. The Director General then welcomed the guests, describing the day as an important milestone for this major medical institution. Receiving the Arab Board's committee, he said, is an honour and proof that what has been achieved over the past period did not come easily, but through tireless work to make the hospital a true training centre worthy of the standard of education and medical services it provides.

Speeches were also given by Dr. Ihtiwesh Faraj Ihtiwesh, chair of the Organ Transplant Committee in Libya; Dr. Fathi Al-Kaseh, chair of the Scientific Committee; and, via video link, Dr. Rashid Al-Abri of Oman, chair of the accreditation committee. They praised the hospital's remarkable progress in its continuing efforts to raise the quality of its health and educational services and strengthen its academic and training accreditation according to approved Arab standards, and commended the management's support for educational and training programs and its provision of a suitable learning environment for doctors and trainees, improving the quality of health services for citizens and strengthening the hospital's standing as a leading health and educational institution.

The visit is part of a series of strategic steps the hospital is taking as part of its plan to achieve institutional excellence and strengthen partnerships with Arab and international scientific bodies, serving the health sector and raising the level of medical performance.