Global Call for Free Academic Movement for International Dialogue
نویسندگان
چکیده
The recent meeting of the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), the World Diabetes Congress 2011, took place in Dubai in December 2011. The fact that Dubai was chosen as the venue for this international congress became controversial because it was perceived by some prospective attendees that it might limit participation based on nationality or religion as a result of strict entry laws and/or fear for the security of some participants. On the other hand, the choice by the IDF was a logical one because of the fact that the Emirates and other countries in the Gulf region have an unusually high frequency of diabetes. In this region, diabetes is epidemic, with approximately 25% of the adult population affected. As a result, the physicians and Ministries of Health had a great need and strong desire to promote prevention and treatment of diabetes and its associated disorders in this region. The IDF widely publicized that the meeting was open to anyone who wanted to attend and that all would receive permits to enter the country and have their security assured. However, as the date of the meeting approached, it turned out that some Israeli passport holders, not applying via the IDF, were not able to acquire visas to enter Dubai. In addition, there were some technical difficulties on the website which made it difficult to register via the IDF Internet site. It also appears that the Israel Diabetes Association, whose members were most affected byDubai’s usual entry regulations, may not have passed on all the necessary information to potential registrants. And, as the level of the security for Israeli passport holders during their stay in Dubai was unclear, several participants decided to cancel their attendance and some others, not directly affected by the issues, considered boycotting the meeting. We can cite the experience of one of our Israeli coauthors, Professor Itamar Raz:
منابع مشابه
Tapping the Power of Soda Taxes: A Call for Multidisciplinary Research and Broad-Based Advocacy Coalitions – A Response to the Recent Commentaries
متن کامل
It Will Take a Global Movement to Curb Corruption in Health Systems; Comment on “We Need to Talk About Corruption in Health Systems”
Corruption in health systems is a problem around the world. Prior research consistently shows that corruption is detrimental to population health. Yet public health professionals are slow to address this complicated issue on a global scale. In the editorial entitled “We Need to Talk About Corruption in Health Systems” concern with the general lack of discourse on this topic amongst health profe...
متن کاملYour Call Could not be Completed as Dialled: Why Truth Does not Speak to Power In Global Health; Comment on “Knowledge, Moral Claims and the Exercise of Power in Global Health”
This article contends that legitimacy in the exercise of power comes from the consent of those subject to it. In global health, this implies that the participation of poor country citizens is required for the legitimacy of major actors and institutions. But a review of institutions and processes suggests that this participation is limited or absent. Particularly because of the complex political...
متن کاملBeing global in public health practice and research: complementary competencies are needed.
Different sets of competencies in public health, global health and research have recently emerged, including the Core Competencies for Public Health in Canada (CCPHC). Within this context, we believe it is important to articulate competencies for globalhealth practitioners-educators and researchers that are in addition to those outlined in the CCPHC. In global health, we require knowledge and s...
متن کاملLITHOTHEQUE knowledge system about world-s mineral deposits supported by miniaturized sample sets: call for international adoption, networking and exchange
Our civilization is based on metals, among other life supports. The existing ore deposits are becoming rapidly depleted by almost exponentially increasing demand and production and major new ore discoveries are needed. Mineral exploration is supported by modern tools and scientific ideas, but geological characteristics of orebodies and their rock associations have still to be visualized.The tim...
متن کاملAN INTRODUCTION TO THE THOUGHT OF TEILHARD DE CHARDIN AS A CATALYST FOR INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, as he is more commonly known, was a Jesuit priest who died in 1955, having worked for some twenty years as a paleontologist in China. While being a renowned scientist, who assisted in the finding of the Peking Man fossil, Teilhard’s main desire and scholastic efforts were to reshape modern Christian theology in the light of contemporary science, especially in his own...
متن کامل