UNESCO Rregional Conference on Current Challenges in Women’s Health Care and Medical Research

UNESCO Cairo Office and the “Regional Documentation Center for Bioethics and Ethics of Science and Technology” (RDIC-BEST) of the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) of Egypt are jointly organizing a regional conference on “Current Challenges in Women’s Health Care and Medical Research”, which represents a significant step towards the establishment of a bioethics network on women’s issues in the Arab Region. The conference will be held at the Conference Center of Cairo University on the 7th and 8th of December 2011. The conference offers a platform for guest speakers and researchers to discuss, and try to find solutions for, the health care and medical research obstacles that women face today. Please contact rdic-best@asrt.sci.eg (RDIC-BEST) or l.pierre@unesco.org (UNESCO) for any further enquiries regarding this conference.