Middle East and North African Health Informatics Association (MENAHIA): A New Opportunity for the Region

Riyad Alshammari; Najeeb Al-Shorbaji; Zakiuddin Ahmed; Zaid Al-Hamadan; Abdulwahhab Alshammari; Osama El Hassan; Dari Alhuwail; Salim Al Salmi; Eiman Al-Jafar; Hassan Ghazal

doi:10.1055/s-0039-1677896

Middle East and North African Health Informatics Association (MENAHIA): A New Opportunity for the Region

Riyad Alshammari, Najeeb Al-Shorbaji, Zakiuddin Ahmed, Zaid Al-Hamadan, Abdulwahhab Alshammari, Osama El Hassan, Dari Alhuwail, Salim Al Salmi, Eiman Al-Jafar, Hassan Ghazal

Kuwait University

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Abstract

During the 2018 IMIA General Assembly (GA) held on Oct 2018 in Sri Lanka, a new organization, the Middle East and North African Health Informatics Association (MENAHIA) was established as a regional non-governmental organization to promote Health Informatics in the region. Health Informatics activities in applications, education, and research have been growing in the Middle East and North African region for many years. Over the past year, health informatics initiatives within the region focused on the education sector and the workforce. The need to enhance the education delivery and methods is essential in promoting Health Informatics in the region as well as establishing master programs in many countries within the region. This paper provides an overview of the variety of initiatives that are occurring in the region and are endorsed by MENAHIA.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	292-296
Number of pages	5
Journal	Yearbook of medical informatics
Volume	28
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1677896
State	Published - Aug 2019

Keywords

Bahrain
Health Informatics
Jordan
Kuwait
Morocco
Oman
Pakistan
Saudi Arabia
The Middle East
United Arab Emirates

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Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences

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