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Egypt and the U.S. Celebrate 65 Years of Partnership in Public Health and Scientific Research

Egypt and the U.S. Celebrate 65 Years of Partnership in Public Health and Scientific Research

 

Cairo - The U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, also known as NAMRU-3, celebrated a historical 65 years of service in Cairo on October 20, 2011.  U.S. Ambassador Anne W. Patterson and Minister of Health Dr. Amr Hilmy, together with Commander of NAMRU  Richard Haberberger and the World Health Organization representative, Dr. Naeema Al Gasseer, highlighted the remarkable achievements in public health and scientific research during this long partnership.
“NAMRU-3 has partnered with Egypt...to make the health and welfare of its citizens a top priority," said Ambassador Patterson.  "Namru-3  has proudly partnered with the government of Egypt in dedicated efforts to eliminate or reduce the threat of such diseases as meningitis, hepatitis, schistosomiasis, Rift Valley Fever, HIV and avian influenza, " she added.  Minister of Health Dr. Hilmy remarked that, “for 65 years the Egyptian Ministry of Health and NAMRU-3 along with other Egyptian research institutes and universities have worked together for the benefit of medical science and public health to promote the health of the Egyptian people.” 
An outgrowth of the 1942 U.S. Typhus Commission, which helped to avert an outbreak of the disease in Egypt during World War II, NAMRU-3 was created in 1946 to benefit the people of Egypt and surrounding area by conducting infectious disease research.  It quickly became renowned throughout the region and the world for its pioneering efforts in public health and research.  NAMRU-3 works closely with the Ministry of Health, USAID, the Center of Disease Control (CDC) and other government and academic partners.  Current projects in Egypt include disease surveillance and public health laboratory development, pediatric diarrhea evaluation, acute respiratory disease and influenza surveillance, and infection control training.  NAMRU-3 is a reference laboratory for the World Health Organization.

Cairo - The U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, also known as NAMRU-3, celebrated a historical 65 years of service in Cairo on October 20, 2011.  U.S. Ambassador Anne W. Patterson and Minister of Health Dr. Amr Hilmy, together with Commander of NAMRU  Richard Haberberger and the World Health Organization representative, Dr. Naeema Al Gasseer, highlighted the remarkable achievements in public health and scientific research during this long partnership.

“NAMRU-3 has partnered with Egypt...to make the health and welfare of its citizens a top priority," said Ambassador Patterson.  "Namru-3  has proudly partnered with the government of Egypt in dedicated efforts to eliminate or reduce the threat of such diseases as meningitis, hepatitis, schistosomiasis, Rift Valley Fever, HIV and avian influenza, " she added.  Minister of Health Dr. Hilmy remarked that, “for 65 years the Egyptian Ministry of Health and NAMRU-3 along with other Egyptian research institutes and universities have worked together for the benefit of medical science and public health to promote the health of the Egyptian people.” 

An outgrowth of the 1942 U.S. Typhus Commission, which helped to avert an outbreak of the disease in Egypt during World War II, NAMRU-3 was created in 1946 to benefit the people of Egypt and surrounding area by conducting infectious disease research.  It quickly became renowned throughout the region and the world for its pioneering efforts in public health and research.  NAMRU-3 works closely with the Ministry of Health, USAID, the Center of Disease Control (CDC) and other government and academic partners.  Current projects in Egypt include disease surveillance and public health laboratory development, pediatric diarrhea evaluation, acute respiratory disease and influenza surveillance, and infection control training.  NAMRU-3 is a reference laboratory for the World Health Organization.