Kurdistan Visit - June 2007
A delegation from the Iraq Sub-committee of the Board of
International Affairs of the college visited Iraqi Kurdistan 8-15
June 2007. The delegation consisted of Majid Al-Yassiri, Riadh
Abed, Mohammed Al-Uzri and Rizgar Amin. The purpose of the visit
was to establish a link between the college and mental health
services within Iraqi Kurdistan through the extension of the
college senior volunteer scheme to that part of Iraq. The
delegation was warmly received by the top officials of the
Kurdistan Regional Government and by colleagues within the medical
schools, universities, nursing schools and mental health units. We
are hoping that the visit will lay the foundation for future visits
by college members through the senior volunteer scheme to offer
help and expertise to Iraqi Kurdistan in the areas of under and
postgraduate education, service planning and development as well as
direct clinical work. This link can then become a model for a
future link with mental health services in the rest of Iraq when
conditions there permit.
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Dr R Francis, Dr R T Abed, Dr M Al-Yassiri, Dr Ali
Saeed, Dr M Al-Uzri, Dr R Amin
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Prof A Abdul-Wahab, Dr S Ali, Dr M Al-Uzri, Dr M
Al-Yassiri , Dr R T Abed, Dr R Amin
Dr M Al-Uzri