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WORLD GASTROENTEROLOGY NEWS JULY 2019
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17th Egyptian Digestive Disease Week 2019
Serag Zakaria, MD
Secretary General of the Egyptian Society for the Study of Endoscopy
and Hepatogastroenterology
The organizing committee of the
Egyptian Society for the Study of Endoscopy
and Hepatogastroenterology
(ESEGH) was honored to welcome
all participants, faculty and speakers
to its annual conference, Egyptian
Digestive Disease Week 2019. This
meeting was held from 26th to 30th
of March, 2019 at Nile Ritz Carlton
in Cairo, Egypt.
Prominent names in endoscopy,
hepatology and gastroenterology from
Arab countries, Africa, Europe and
the Americas all collaborated for an
exceptional and special event. The
conference was a platform for core
topics on gastroenterology, hepatology,
endoscopy and related fields,
including medications, research,
innovations in surgical techniques,
procedures and technologies, as well
as optimal and cost effective paradigms
for patient care.
The scientific program was comprised
of keynote presentations,
plenary talks, video presentations,
symposia, workshops and round table
discussions to stimulate participants
into vigorous and robust discussions
with the panels of experts.
We in particular would like to
thank Dr. Ghada Waly, Minister
of Social Solidarity of the Egyptian
Government, as well as our honorary
Presidents of EDDW 2019 for
their involvement: Professors Naima
Amrani (Morocco) -- representing
the World Gastroenterology Organisation,
Reda El Wakeel (Egypt),
Alastair Forbes (UK), Madiha Khattab
(Egypt), Jean-François Rey (France)
-- representing the World Endoscopy
Organization, and Ziad Sharaiha
(Jordan).
Prominent names in
endoscopy, hepatology
and gastroenterology
from Arab countries,
Africa, Europe and the
Americas all collaborated
for an exceptional and
special event.
WGO welcomes leadership of AMAGE to our
booth!
Presentation from the Scientific Program at
EDDW 2019
Jean-François Rey – President of the World
Endoscopy Organization speaks at EDDW 2019
Scholars from Nigeria at the WGO booth
Opening Ceremony