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Greetings from around the region

Hello everybody, this is Nour Barakat, the General Secretary of IPSF EMRO 2010-2011.

I am a senior pharmacy student in JU pharmacy faculty in Jordan who adores living life

to extremes and going beyond the limits. I have been a member of JPSA for almost two

years now and working as an EMRO secretary with such a gifted team is a lifetime

experience that I am proud of. I believe that this year we will be the change we wantto see in our region and the world, and I will do my best to support my team in making

our dreams come true to create better a pharmacy reality for all students.

We choose to go...not because [it is] easy, but because [it is] hard, because that goal

will serve to measure and organize the best of our energies and skills, because that

challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and

one which we intend to win.

Best wishes

Dear pharmacists of tomorrow,

It's a great pleasure to join the team of the Eastern Mediterranean for the second time.

The past term was a wonderful experience with all its accomplishments, especially EMPS

hosted in Amman -Jordan, and I believe I speak for everyone when I say that this event

has influenced us all and will never be forgotten.

This year IPSF EMRO is heading to a new level of accomplishment. Working with the team

from the regional working group I hope we'll be able to set a strategy for achieving goals

that will help the following teams maintain IPSF spirit and activities in the region while

taking the first steps of making this strategy into reality.

IPSF EMRO will also focus on building the capacity of member countries by training and

preparing selected members to lead their associations effectively.

So, keep an eye on this year's events in IPSF and make sure you contact us for any

information; we are all here to help you.

Sincerely,

Marwa Beltagy

Marwa Beltagy

Chairperson 2008-11

Nour Barakat

Secretary 2010-11

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Mariam Al-Bess

Regional Relations

Officer 2008-11

Dear all IPSFers around the globe,

My name is Mariam Al-Bess, from Jordan; this is my second term as the Regional Relations

Officer of the Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office of IPSF (IPSF EMRO). It has been a

pleasure for me to work with the IPSF team, creating outstanding projects, spreading new

ideas, and exchanging experiences.

During my term we had the chance to organize the first Eastern Mediterranean

Pharmaceutical Symposium here in Jordan and we created a new IPSF brand called EMPS.

It has the IPSF spirit that we spread all over the region and it was the start of a new era for

our region.

I hope to help the IPSF Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office to continue growing, giving

more students the chance to be involved in IPSF programs and activities and encouraging

them to bring the change wherever they are!

Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is

success.

Khaled Mostafa

Internal Coordination

and CommunicationOfficer 2010-11

Warm Greetings to everyone around the world of IPSF!

This is Khaled Mostafa from Egypt, Im 21 years old and Im a pharmacy student starting my

fourth year at Tanta University.

Ive been linked to IPSF since 2009 when I was a member of IPSF DCSCs Design and

Creativity Subcommittee. The EMPS 2010 in Jordan was my real involvement in IPSF EMRO

activities and events; I participated as the Official Delegate for my national federation EPSF,

Egypt.Being involved in IPSF work is such a great experience and being part of IPSF as the

ICCO of the IPSF EMRO was a big challenge for me, so I decided to take this challenge.I am

sure Im up to this responsibility because creativity and professionalism are my first

passions, and Im really enjoying my work.

If you want to know more about me, people would say that I'm full of energy and I think out

of the box. I have fun most of the time, but when there is work to do, Im serious and hard

working.

Finally, I would like to thank everyone who has supported me in this: my family, my friends

and the EPSF as well. Im looking forward to meeting you all in Qatar next summer.

Cheers...

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Nimer Khatib

Regional Projects

Officer 2010-11

Muhanad Diab

Regional Student

Exchange Officer

2010-11

Dear IPSF colleagues around the world,

This is Muhanad Diab, a senior PharmD student from Jordan andthe EMRO Student

Exchange Officer (SEO) for 2010. Since the moment I met the IPSF team for this region, I

knew that these guys have something unique, something that inspires me to be part of

the team. This is a team who has an outstanding spirit that sparks brightly, especially at

EMPS 2010.

I believe that the Student Exchange Program has a big role in the growing process for

pharmacy students. It also provides the opportunity for all students to get more involved

in IPSF activities, to learn more about the pharmacy career in the region, and opens a

new horizon for students to interact new cultures across the world.

For this year, I am introducing a new idea that I hope will help the students during their

exchange trip. It is a TRAVEL GUIDE that contains brief tips about the pharmacy career in

the region and information about the various cultures in each region.

Student Exchange means: new friends + new cultures + great experience

My name is Nimer Khatib, I am a 23 year old from Jordan; I am a PharmD senior student at the

Jordan University of Science and Technology.

RPO EMRO carries the responsibility of initiating and coordinating the regional projects,

campaigns, fundraising and research projects over eight countries belonging to the Eastern

Mediterranean Regional Office (EMRO). The dynamic relations and diplomacy used in handling

the regional affairs are essential for dealing with the variety of cultures affiliated with the

EMRO, as well as for keeping the regional work flow efficient.

My agenda as EMRO-RPO for 2010-2011 is as following: the ASK YOUR PHARMACIST

campaign, Health Awareness Day, WHO model and Qatars EMPS 2011. Besides enhancing our

strategic plans alongside WHO and UNISCO, who are known as international partners for

carrying out IPSF projects, hopefully the agenda makes a remarkable breakthrough in IPSF

EMRO activities and takes a step forward to establishing a new shiny future for pharmacists

and their local/regional associations. Sharing the developmental plans with governments and

health bodies is a vital part of our vision for expanding our projects.

In my personal life, Im blessed with a great family and commendable friends; they are all the

reason behind my success.

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Newsletter designed by:Khaled MostafaInternal Coordination and Communication Officer 2010-11

For any comments feel free to contactemro@ipsf.org,icco.emro@gmail.com

Raja Barazi

Chairperson

of 2nd

Eastern

Mediterranean

Pharmaceutical

Symposium

Marhaba (Hello)

My name is Raja Barazi; Qatar Pharmacy Undergraduate Society (QPhUS) External Vice

President and QPhUS IPSF contact person.

I am in my third year of pharmacy studies, but I joined QPhUS 3 years ago as a 1st

year class

representative. I enjoyed this committee so much I continued and ran for different roles

every year. I enjoy leading and participating in many professional and health- related

promotional events.

I was the QPhUS official delegate at the IPSF 56th

World Congress in Slovenia and now I am

the Chairperson of the 2nd

Eastern Mediterranean Pharmaceutical Symposium (EMPS) 2011

Reception Committee.

Last year was a busy year for QPhUS with many successful achievements that moved

QPhUS forward; hosting EMPS 2011 was just a dream and now QPhUS is trying to bring this

dream to reality. Hosting EMPS 2011 in Qatar will be a great opportunity for QPhUS to be

deeply involved in IPSF and EMRO.

The theme for EMPS 2011 is to use Aladdins magic carpet to take the symposiumattendees on an adventure to Qatar to learn more about Qatari culture and about the

pharmacy profession.

On behalf of EMPS 2011 Reception Committee I want to welcome you all to Qatar, and I

want to invite you to join us on the 2011 magic carpet ride.

Sincerely,

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