The participants of the 1st Arab Public Health Conference in Dubai have recommended the need for developing laws and regulations of public health and promoting education and training so as to graduate competent cadres, build capacities in the field of public health and translate scientific knowledge into practice. The conference, which was held under the patronage of Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance of the United Arab Emirates and President Dubai Health Authority, was organised by Dubai Health Authority in cooperation with World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) with the support from Council of Health Ministers for Gulf Cooperation States and Emirates Medical Association (EMA) and Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences. The participants also called for establishing and strengthening national associations of public health in the Arab countries as basis for the establishment of the Arab Public Health Association in future. They also called for creating governmental mechanisms for dialogue on public health issues and building constructive partnerships with concerned partners, according to a report of the UAE news agency "WAM." At the conclusion of the conference, the participants affirmed the importance of strengthening communication and fruitful cooperation with the staff of various specialties in the health field.
