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3.5.2. WHO Collaborative Centres Forum(26 August 2008, WHO Geneva,Switzerland)At the invitation of Dr A. Alwan, WHOAssistant Director General for NCDs &Mental Health, the 48 Directors of WHOCollaborative Centres worldwide met inGeneva to discuss and explore futurecollaboration on matters relating toNCDs prevention, control andmanagement and best practice. ProfRawaf presented the work of our Centreto the group who were very receptive. Areport to WHO Headquarters is in preparation.3.5.3. World Health Organisation: A prioritized Research Agenda for the Preventionand Control of Non-communicable Diseases(25-26 August 2008, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland)The WHO CC was among the 48 Centres from around the world and many other globalexperts invited to a two-day consultative meeting to identify research priorities for theprevention and control of non-communicable diseases and the associated risk factors. AWHO report is forthcoming. A two-day consultative meeting, with 213 participants fromaround the globe, was held to identify research priorities for the prevention and control ofnon-communicable diseases and the associated risk factors.3.5.4. Eastern Mediterranean Advisory Committee for Health Research(March 8-9, 2009, Cairo, Egypt)The 24th Session. This is a two-day meeting was held to discuss research priorities forEMRO and the 23 Member States. The Director is a member of the Committee andpresented a proposal for research governance in the Region. Many countries of EMRegions are facing challenges of funding and difficulty in conducting and disseminatingresearch. The question of preparing a cadre of researchers fit for purpose was raised. OurWHO Centre is prepared to provide training and enhance research capacity in countriesof the EMRO Region.3.5.5. Non-communicable Diseases & Injuries: Major Challenges to SustainableDevelopment in the 21st Century: The joint ECOSOC/UNESCWA/WHO Western AsiaMinisterial Meeting.(10-11 May, 2009, Doha, Qatar)Two days high level meeting was held in Qatar. The meeting witnessed how policymakers in Western Asian region are increasingly challenged to formulate more effectivestrategies for preventing these non-communicable diseases and injuries. One of the keyissues identified during the meeting is that the requests of many countries for technicalsupport in strengthening national capacities to address the non-communicable diseasesand injuries remain unanswered by the international development community becauseWHO CC ICL UK ANNUAL REPORT 2008 | 09 16