14 November 2007
The Kingdom of Bahrain hosted a two-day media experts meeting which was organised by the Bahrain Radio and tv Corporation (brtc) in association with Unesco, with the aim of preparing a media guide to combat Aids.
At the outset of the meeting, brtc acting chief executive Hassan Abdulkareem gave a speech in which he thanked the Kingdom for hosting this significant meeting.
"The meeting's primary aim was to expose the public to the opinions of media people, specialists and educationalists about Aids and to look into the reasons behind its spread in all Arab states in order to help combat the disease," he added.
The guide aims at raising awareness among media personnel and establishments as well as civil society institutions about Aids," Abdulkareem added, thanking the participants and all those who contributed to the issuance of the guide at the Arab level.
George Awad, an official from Unesco's contact and information office, gave a speech in which he said the guide was the first of its kind in the Arab region to be issued by Unesco's specialists to enlighten the public about Aids.
He added that the guide would be published and distributed in all Arab countries at the expense of the Unesco.
"This meeting is one of a series held in other Arab states such as Lebanon and Yemen during which they explored the opinions of ngos about the role the media can play in highlighting the danger of aids," he noted.
He said that the work papers, introduced during the meetings would be incorporated in the form of a draft that, once improved and enriched, would be included in the guide, with the aim of increasing the public knowledge about the problem and ways to curb it.
"The guide also aims at activating media role in combating the disease through clear and well-studied strategies," he noted.
Acting Secretary General of Bahrain Unesco National Committee Mohammed Saleh Al Haddad gave a speech in which he expressed thanks to the participants in the meeting in Bahrain.
The guide will also help concerned people comprehend scientific concepts by simplifying terminologies so as to ensure good understanding and easy use of specific terms, he added.
He also asserted that the meeting sought to bring media people together by revealing intervention strategies and action plans through a single and well-defined language to ensure a better and more precise understanding of the disease.
Surveys have shown that despite a slow progress in searching for an anti-hiv medication in many countries in the Middle East and North Africa, preemptive programmes to prevent contraction of the virus or minimise its danger there proved to be very effective, he added.
The meeting was attended by representatives from Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar and Bahrain.
The Kingdom of Bahrain hosted a two-day media experts meeting which was organised by the Bahrain Radio and tv Corporation (brtc) in association with Unesco, with the aim of preparing a media guide to combat Aids.
At the outset of the meeting, brtc acting chief executive Hassan Abdulkareem gave a speech in which he thanked the Kingdom for hosting this significant meeting.
"The meeting's primary aim was to expose the public to the opinions of media people, specialists and educationalists about Aids and to look into the reasons behind its spread in all Arab states in order to help combat the disease," he added.
The guide aims at raising awareness among media personnel and establishments as well as civil society institutions about Aids," Abdulkareem added, thanking the participants and all those who contributed to the issuance of the guide at the Arab level.
George Awad, an official from Unesco's contact and information office, gave a speech in which he said the guide was the first of its kind in the Arab region to be issued by Unesco's specialists to enlighten the public about Aids.
He added that the guide would be published and distributed in all Arab countries at the expense of the Unesco.
"This meeting is one of a series held in other Arab states such as Lebanon and Yemen during which they explored the opinions of ngos about the role the media can play in highlighting the danger of aids," he noted.
He said that the work papers, introduced during the meetings would be incorporated in the form of a draft that, once improved and enriched, would be included in the guide, with the aim of increasing the public knowledge about the problem and ways to curb it.
"The guide also aims at activating media role in combating the disease through clear and well-studied strategies," he noted.
Acting Secretary General of Bahrain Unesco National Committee Mohammed Saleh Al Haddad gave a speech in which he expressed thanks to the participants in the meeting in Bahrain.
The guide will also help concerned people comprehend scientific concepts by simplifying terminologies so as to ensure good understanding and easy use of specific terms, he added.
He also asserted that the meeting sought to bring media people together by revealing intervention strategies and action plans through a single and well-defined language to ensure a better and more precise understanding of the disease.
Surveys have shown that despite a slow progress in searching for an anti-hiv medication in many countries in the Middle East and North Africa, preemptive programmes to prevent contraction of the virus or minimise its danger there proved to be very effective, he added.
The meeting was attended by representatives from Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar and Bahrain.
© Bahrain Tribune 2007
