Federation of Islamic Medical Associations (FIMA)
The Federation of Islamic Medical Associations (FIMA), is the international network of IMA's from around the world.
IMAQ has applied for membership in 2010 is now an associate member of FIMA since it's AGM in Lebanon in 2010.
2011 FIMA Conference:
The 2011 FIMA conference was held at Universitas Yarsi, in Jakarta Indonesia from the 13th till 18th September 2011.
IMAQ Executive members, Drs Mohammed Iqbal Sultan and Adel El-Mezin attended attended the conference in Jakarta, and we were accompanied by IMAQ members, Drs Mohammed Khateeb and Cassim Peer.
The Conference was well attended by representatives from the other FIMA members from almost 30 countries and gave us an excellent opportunity to network with and be privileged to see the excellent work done around the world by FIMA and our members organisations.
The clinical aid and relief aid work was truly amazing.
To date FIMA has provided examinations to over a million patients around the world, performed in excess of 81 000 cataract surgeries through its Save Vision Project, Cleft lip and Palate surgeries through the Save Smile Project, Vesico-vaginal and recto-vaginal fistula repairs.
In addition to clinical humanitarian contribution the relief work done in areas of natural disasters, famine, in Sudan, Somalia is mind blowing.
We have established networks to be able to provide volunteers for some of this relief work, be it 2-4 weeks in the horn of Africa or 2-3 days in Cambodia the opportunity to provide your services is most welcome. Kindly contact Dr Mohammed Iqbal Sultan should you be interested or have a few days or weeks to spare for this highly rewarding work.
Delegates at the FIMA Conference September 2011, Jakarta Indonesia.
Present in this photo Dr Mohammed Iqbal Sultan and Dr Adel El Mezin
2010 FIMA Conference:
The last FIMA conference and AGM was held in September 2010 in Lebanon and IMAQ was invited to attend. IMAQ executive member, Dr Adel El-Mezin represented IMAQ at the conference and was well received and by all accounts left an indelible impression on the FIMA members at the conference.
Dr Adel at the FIMA Conference in Lebanon
Prof Mohamed El-Amin Ahmed Following the FIMA conference in Lebanon, one of the FIMA Executive members from Sudan Prof Mohamed El-Amin Ahmed visited the Gold Coast to present a paper at the Australian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (ASUM) conference and met with IMAQ President, Dr Mohammed Iqbal Sultan.
FIMA Newsletters:
FIMA Newsletter January 2011 FIMA Newsletter March 2011 FIMA Newsletter April 2011 FIMA Newsletter May 2011 FIMA Newsletter