São Paulo – The Jordanian princess Muna Al-Hussein, mother to the country’s king, Abdullah II, will arrive in the city of São Paulo this Monday (26th) to attend the opening of the 8th Meeting of the Global Network of Collaborating Centres for Nursing and Midwifery of the World Health Organization (WHO), due July 28th to 30th at the Sheraton WTC hotel.
Muna, who presides over the Jordanian Nursing Council, will kick off the event alongside the director of the International Nursing Association, David Benton. The theme of the opening session is “Health and human development: the millennium development goals and the renewal of primary healthcare.” The Brazilian minister of Health, José Gomes Temporão, will also be in attendance.
The central topic of the conference, which will be held in Brazil for the first time, is “Primary health care: many perspectives, one goal.” Industry professionals from over 20 countries are expected, including lecturers from the United States, Switzerland, Chile, Israel, India, Belgium, Australia and Canada.
On the first day, matters to be addressed include nursing assistance, articulated research actions, practices, and safe motherhood. The topics will be discussed during six workshops in a pre-congress. On the 29th, topics to be addressed include the challenges for nursing and midwifery to achieve primary health care goals. In the fourth day, four roundtables will discuss perspectives for the sector.
In Jordan, Muna was responsible for strong progress in the nursing sector. The council that she presides over was established in 2002, and is funded by the Princess Muna Scholarship Fund for Nursing, which aims to regulate the nursing profession through the development of laws and policies for protecting people’s health and well-being. The Jordanian council is also responsible for the Princess Muna Global Nursing Research Award.
Muna is also a nursing sector representative at the WHO. Aside from contributing to the progress of health in her country, the princess collaborates to train health care sector workers worldwide in fighting disease by providing education and professional development.
In Brazil, Muna should also visit the Syrian-Lebanese Hospital, in São Paulo, and travel to the city of Foz do Iguaçu, in the state of Paraná, and then to Rio de Janeiro.
British origin
Antoinette Gardiner Avril, born in the United Kingdom in 1941, received the name Muna Al-Hussein when she converted to Muslim in order to marry the then-king of Jordan, Hussein Bin Talal, in 1961. She was the second wife of the king, with whom she had four children: Abdullah, Faisal and the twins Aisha and Zein. Even after the couple divorced, in 1971, Muna was authorized to maintain the title of princess of Jordan.
Conference schedule
Site: www.primarycareconference.com
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
