IFMSA-IRAQ 3rd SRT - Mesopotamia II Invitation Package

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ON Sept 30 - 3 Oct

"Start where you are, use what you have, do what you can."

CONTENTS

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Meet your OC

Welcome massage

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About IFMSA IRAQ

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Registration

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Covid-19 Situation

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About Iraq

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About Mesoptamia II

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Accommodation

What to bring ?

Workshops

Social Program

Instagram Account

wELCOME MESSAGE

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Meet

Your Organizing

Committee

Ali Al-hilali

Dalal Alane

Mesopotamia II Coordinator

Head of Organizing Committee

Ahmed Nabeel

Hiba Ahmed

Head of Finances

Head of social program

Shams Ahmed

Zahraa Adnan

Head of Registration and Accommodation

Head of Promotion and Designs

aBOUT

IRAQ

officially known as republic of Iraq. The country is located in middle east across the northwestern end of the zagros mountain range. Iraq is in between kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria, Turkey and Iran.

Iraq has been known by the greek name Mesopotamia which means (Land between the rivers) and has been home to continues successive civilization since the 6th millennium BC. The region between the Euphrates and tigris rivers is often referred to as the cradle of civilization and the birthplace of writing.

In Iraq there are many mountains up North, there are a lots of broad plains in the south with large flooded areas. There are 2 important rivers called the Tigris and Euphrates. Their natural recourses are petroleum, natural gas, phosphates and sulphur.

The climate in Iraq is hot in summer and cold in winter. Most Iraqi people are Muslims. Arabs constitute about 75-80 % of the total population.

15-20 % from Kurds lives in the northeastern Zagros mountain.

Other minorities (5%) include Turkomans, living in the northeast; Yazidis, mostly in the Sinjar Mountains; Assyrians, mainly in the cities and northeastern rural areas ;Armenians and Christians. Arabic is the national language. Kurdish-the offical language in kurdish regions - or a dialect of it, is spoken by the kurds and Yazidies. The land of Iraq occupies a large part of the are of international attention, because of its rich natural recourses, but many around the world were enchanted by the land of Iraq for another reason; its cultural wealthy, which is not matched by any other land whatsoever, the land of Iraq is a civilized land with all the meaning of this word.

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About

ifmsa

IRAQ

IFMSA-Iraq (International Federation of Medical Students' Associations-Iraq) is a non-governmental organization formed by alumni and non-alumni medical students as a part of the IFMSA worldwide.

The organization promotes humanitarian ideas among medical students and seeks to create a reliable generation of Physicians who are responsible for the future of the health sector.

Besides, IFMSA-Iraq aims to connect the Iraqi medical students with each other in addition to their peers worldwide, through active participation in international events, IFMSA-Iraq represents the voice of Iraqi medical students abroad. We are the main channel of communication, cooperation and training on an international level where each medical student gets a unique chance to invest their free time and their skills by being a part of our activities in a creative and meaningful way to benefit their society and themselves through training and exchange programs which are available for IFMSA members.

The organization aims to help the medical students to be more active in their local society through campaigns and projects that advocate public health and human rights.

Since IFMSA Iraq started the work we achieved the following: Advocacy for relevant medical and social issues.

Trainings for multiple skills, both social and scientific.

Capacity Building and empowerment of our members.

Creating Opportunities for the members to impact society and engage with their community.

And all of this was aligned with our mission and vision, which is done through the six fields we focus and work on (Public Health, Medical Education, Reproductive Health and HIV\AIDS, Human Rights and peace, Professional Exchanges, Research Exchanges).

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Mesopotamia II workshops

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Previous experiences

Mesopotamia II Mesopotamia 2021 is a Sub-Regional Training (SRT) which is an IFMSA event hosted by an NMO featuring one or multiple Capacity Building Workshops in different topics that IFMSA worldwide advocates for. This SRT will feature three workshops in which participants will attend and actively engage in multiple training sessions every day.

It will provide the opportunity for both our members and IFMSA members worldwide to develop their skills and abilities, it will provide training sessions for 3 successive days with at least 8 hours of training sessions daily with different subjects covering most of the subjects that a capacity builder may need for developing skills and knowledge, apart from the breaks and social activities, this will enhance the intercultural learning and exchange of information among medical students with different backgrounds.

This camp is one of the different means of equipping IFMSA members with the knowledge and skills they need to develop and to engage in achieving IFMSA goals and approaching its vision, as these workshops will capacitate the members in a way that makes them more oriented toward their standing committee work, and provides them with the tools to build and enhance the capacity building operation in their NMO and IFMSA as a whole. As we can all agree that through capacity building we can build a brighter, more shining tomorrow for IFMSA in general and for our society in a specific manner.

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tnt

Ali Al-hilali TNT Coordinator

Training New Trainers workshop is package of training sessions that delivered by IFMSA international trainers, providing the chance for medical students from all around the world (especially Iraqi members) to gain skills and qualification as an international capacity builders to become certified international trainers who will help spreading the knowledge and skills among their NMO's members and to enhance their abilities, building skills and gain experience.

After the pandemic, we have seen a big decline in the number of trainers in the NMOs , which caused a serious threat to the national and international CB establishment as trainers are graduating and new trainers are not entering the NMOs, which is why a TNT was needed to provide the NMOs again with qualified CB enthusiasts to keep the sustainability of the CB Divisions worldwide.

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TSRHRT Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) are essential to guarantee the real fulfillment of human rights and are the basis of sustainable development of societies.But these topics are still surrounded by significant taboo that stems from culture, religion, tradition, and the often personal matter of its many subtopics. Many people do not have access to scientifically correct information and there are still many myths regarding sexual and reproductive health. It is necessary that IFMSA-Iraq members are well equipped with skills and knowledge in the most efficient ways in order to tackle any sort of challenges and difficulties faced in the way of SRHR.

Hussam Riadh TSRHRT Coordinator

With this in mind, we will be providing training sessions for 3 successive days covering most of the subjects that an SRHR trainer may need for developing skills and knowledge, SRHR wise and soft skills-wise, as well as, will be enhancing the intercultural learning and exchange of information among medical students from different countries.

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phlt

HaidAr Al-anI PHLT Coordinator

The Public Health Leadership Training (PHLT) workshop is built on three major pillars – Leadership, Activity Management and Public Health which deliver participants with all the necessary skills needed to become an asset to the Public Health work performed in their country. Participants are meant to leave the workshop with the proper knowledge and perspective which will allow them to take up leadership positions in their countries, regions and on the international level.

Public Health Leadership Training as a tool is of significant importance as it can not only be used to increase the knowledge and influence the development of individual skills of our members but can also be used strategically on a larger scale and thus affect organizational maturity, managerial development of national member organizations and sustainability of activities.

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Registration Full refund: 13th September.

Partial refund: 16th September.

No refund: After the 16th of September.

The registration Fees for Each Participant is

160$

For the participants who don't require accommodation, the registration fee is

85$

The fees will be fully covering the following: ⁃ ⁃ ⁃ ⁃

Accommodation for 4 nights.

Lunch and dinner meals.

Training sessions.

Free social program and transportation.

The fees will be fully covering the following: - Lunch and dinner meals.

- Training sessions.

- Free social program and transportation

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The call for participants will be opened on the 24rd of August for one week till the 31st of August.

You will receive the Email of your acceptance soon after the deadline of registration.

As for the confirmation of the fees payment, it will be starting from receiving the acceptance emails till the 10th of September.

We're looking forward to meeting you guys!

Don’t miss the chance to apply and be part of this opportunity.

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Accommodation This amazing event that we're all waiting for will be held at Al-Mansour Millia hotel, which is one of the biggest hotels in Baghdad that perfectly presents the Mesopotamian identity. Having a lovely view of the Tigris river and a perfect location situated in the middle of Baghdad, you'll have the opportunity to fully live the experience of this anticipated Camp

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Social program We will start our SRT with the usual opening ceremony and the night of your arrival would be spent delightfully having dinner while getting the chance to chat with the rest of the participants.

As for the upcoming days, prepare yourself to enjoy the great civilization of Mesopotamia where we will show you what our beautiful Baghdad has, we will also give you the opportunity to taste the delicious Iraqi traditional foods and see the amazing places in our country.

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COVID-19 Situation As we are planning to have a physical event, we should be cautious, considerate and planful to provide the participants the most adequate learning experience where you they exploit this chance without worrying about their safety.

Because YOUR SAFETY ALWAYS COMES FIRST. All venues come with numerous windows that can be opened as a safety measure for a better ventilation and good airflow within the rooms.

The material will depend solely on the online tools such as PowerPoint, video materials and disposable paper to limit touching anything that may be contaminated and also to support the initiative of going green to save our community.

We will make sure of providing face masks to all of the participants everyday, as well as alcohol sprays and hand sanitizers.

Another safety measure is by confirming the cleaning arrangements with the venue in advance and ensure sufficient staff and supplies are available where disinfectant solutions will be used to make sure all participants are safe.

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What to bring ?

Your country's

Flag

National food and drink from your country for NFDP

Vaccination card

Sunblock Cream

National Outfit

A souvenir

for cultural night

from your country

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Contact Information

Email: mesopotamia.ifmsaiq@gmail.com