Euromed University of Fes (UEMF) participates in the 2nd African Conference on Health Risk Reduction

After participating in the first African Conference on Health Risk Reduction, UEMF is present at the second edition of this event organized under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohamed VI, from September 27 to 29 in Marrakech.  

This large-scale international meeting, held under the theme "Health in Africa: Water, Environment and Food Security", brought together numerous African and international officials, including ministers, ambassadors, scientists and researchers from more than 80 countries, coming from all corners of the world to deliver a program spanning three days. 

The President of Euromed University, Prof. Mostapha BOUSMINA, took part in the second panel addressing the theme "Food security in Africa and in the world: risk reduction strategies".

During his intervention, Prof. BOUSMINA emphasized the importance of valorizing the economic wealth of our vast continent and of establishing a common continental policy within the framework of South-South cooperation in order to guarantee not only global food security, but food sovereignty that enables the development of food production capacity based on scientific research, while respecting the social specificities of African countries and the diversity of its products.

Participants in this event aspire to the adoption of new strategies aimed at reducing health risks through the improvement of prevention systems, changes in consumption patterns and the promotion of a healthy lifestyle. 

Plenary sessions, round tables, working workshops and numerous topics, organized around several axes, were addressed during this meeting such as: "Natural disasters: Reduction and emergency management", "Food security in Africa and in the world: Risk reduction strategies", "Water, environment and food security: African projection 2063", "Risk reduction and the ecosystems of tomorrow: The African equation and South-South cooperation", "Health and environment: Air quality and global warming". 

This second edition of the African Conference was also an opportunity for Euromed University of Fes, in addition to its main objective, to present to participants and visitors the new components of the Health Hub (Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Faculty of Pharmacy, Faculty of Nursing and Health Techniques, School of Biomedical and Biotechnology Engineering) as well as the university's other components and their diverse training offers.