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Ms. El Abbadi thus represents the first woman in the world, as well as the first African and Arab woman to assume this prestigious responsibility.
The presidential medal was presented to Ms. El Abbadi, during the handover ceremony, by the outgoing president of the federation, the American Professor Nelson Oyeshiku.
In a statement to MAP, Ms. El Abbadi, who was elected in 2021 president of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies, underlined her commitment to improving, during her mandate, neurosurgical practice in the world, particularly in low-income countries. low and intermediate.
“Our strategy is based on transparent and brotherly international collaboration developed by a multinational team representing the United States, Brazil, Italy, Spain, Croatia and Ukraine, under the Moroccan presidency,” he said. -she adds.
Invited to speak before the Executive Committee, the Moroccan Ambassador-designate in Washington, Mr. Youssef Amrani, welcomed this election which represents recognition for Morocco, Africa and the Arab world, especially more than the accession to the presidency of Ms. El Abbadi is also a mark of the leadership of Moroccan, African and Arab women, in a sector as important as medicine, particularly in the post-Covid context.
“This mark of international confidence also confirms the ambitious health development policy in Morocco, developed under the enlightened leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI,” he concluded.
The World Federation of Neurosurgeons represents more than 137 scientific associations and 40,000 neurosurgeons from different countries around the world.
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