Egyptian Health Council

01 August 2024 Meeting of the Supreme Committee for Continuing Professional Development of Pharmacy

prof. Mohamed Mustafa Lotayef, The Executive president of the Egyptian Health Council, met with the Supreme Committee for Continuing Professional Development of Pharmacy to discuss the ongoing work plan to discuss and approve scientific, professional and specialized training programs for pharmacy for the post-university education stage, and to approve professional certificates for those who pass these programs in the various branches of pharmacy from training bodies. The concerned authority approved by the Council, and His Excellency fully explained the approved professional development activities, the rules and standards for continuing professional development activities, and the mechanisms for registering continuing professional development activities; This is through the Health Council’s website, and Prof. Azza Munir Muhammad Mustafa Agha was chosen as Chairman of the Committee.

The committee is composed of:
Prof. Azza Mounir Muhammad Mustafa Agha - Former Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy - Cairo University
Prof. Manal Mohamed Maher Ahmed Hussein - Full-time Professor of Pharmacy - Cairo University
Prof. Dalal Abdel Rahman Abu Al-Ela Muhammad - Full-time Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy - Ain Shams University
Prof. Widad Sayed Ahmed Sakran - Full Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy - Helwan University
Prof. Nahla Al-Sayed Abdullah Al-Ashmawy - Emeritus Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy - Tanta University
Prof. Mina Ibrahim Tadros Ayyad - Professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy - Cairo University

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