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Conferences

The Egyptian Pediatric Association had the idea of collabora-

tive effort present at inception. EPA has participated,inaugurated, hosted and propagated the idea of forums forpediatricians, general and specialized.

International Conferences Organized

� 1995:21st International Congress of Pediatrics (ICP), Cairo,Egypt,� 1993:3rd Congress of the International Society of TropicalPediatrics (ISTP), Luxor, Egypt,� 2005:7th Congress of the International Society of TropicalPediatrics (ISTP), Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.

Regional Conferences Organized

� 1960:Congress of the Union of the Mediterranean & MiddleEastern Pediatric Societies,� 1984:Congress of the Union of the Middle Eastern &Mediterranean Pediatric Societies,

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� 1989:1st Congress of the Union of Arab Pediatric Societies,� 1990:2nd Congress of the Union of Arab Pediatric Societies,

� 1991:3rd Congress of the Union of Arab Pediatric Societies,� 2006:14th Congress of the Union of Arab Pediatric Societies,� 2008:15th Congress of the Union of Arab Pediatricians.

Rewriting the Egyptian Constitution 2013

The EPA organized and instituted a public awareness and

lobbying campaign to include an updated version of ChildRights into the rewriting of the Egyptian constitution.

These efforts came to fruition when the constitutional

committee held a special hearing session where EPA’s presi-dent Prof H.K. Bahaaeldin presented the proposed amend-ments of the Egyptian Pediatric Association.

he Egyptian Pediatric Association.