Medical Women International Association (MWIA) Congress

The long awaited Medical Women International Association (MWIA) congress took place in Taipei, Taiwan from 24th to 26th June 2022 under the theme” Young women, Young doctors, Our inspiration. Our future.”

Unfortunately, due to Covid-19 restrictions in the region, delegates could not travel and most sessions were done online.

One of our young doctors, Dr. Rose Chirwa, presented her abstract which was titled “Management of HVL in an adolescent recipient care at Chilenje General Hospital ART clinic”. MWIA Elections were conducted online and Zambia participated. The new president elect, Dr. Amany Asfour visited Zambia, to attended the African Union (AU) private sector forum in her capacity as president of the African Business Council.

The MWAZ executive met her at the Mulungushi International Conference Centre on 24th July, 2022 where they discussed various issues such as policy advocacy, projects development and personal empowerment programs for female medical doctors.