Although the geographical domain of AMAGE includes about 65 countries in Africa and the middle East only 14 countries from AMAGE region are actively involved in AMAGE activities mainly due to lack of communication ,low resources and loss of interest among other causes.
We in AMAGE struggled against These difficulties to keep going on work in AMAGE with kind help of regional organizations and few pharmaceutical companies.
Low economic standards situation in most of AMAGE countries represented another barrier to the work.
Organizing joint meetings with national societies in AMAGE region:
The Egyptian Association For the Study of liver and Gastrointestinal Diseases (EASLGD)
EASLGD 2018
EASLGD 2019The Jordanian Society of Gastroenterology Hepatology and Endoscopy(JSGHE)
Byblos International Workshop of Endoscopy in Kaslik University, Lebanon
AMAGE Training Projects in East Africa
Hands on training on early detection of colorectal cancer and HCC
First phase
First phase in Cairo December 2018 by hands on training for 8 delegates from four East Africa countries : Ethiopia , Kenya , Tanzania ,Uganda.
Training was conducted in the Combined Endoscopy Unit and Tropical Medicine Department , Ain Shams University Hospital Cairo,Egypt.
The training included lectures ,hands on training on endoscopy models and hands on training on patients for 2 weeks under supervision of 20 trainers from different Egyptian universities and a trainer fro South Africa.
Second Phase
- The Second Phase of AMAGE Training Projects in East Africa
- It was launched in Uganda and Tanzania by a one week visit to Kampala city and another 8 days visit to Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar Essalam for Hands on training on early detection of colorectal cancer and HCC using clonoscopy and US with lectures presentation.
The Climate African Group (CAG) was established by AMAGE in 2020 Three articles were published on the impact of climate change on the liver and gut health.
- 1-Reda Elwakil, Medhat Elsahhar, Yasser Fouad, Ponsiano Ocama, Masolwa Ng’wanassai (2021) The synergistic impact of climate change and COVID-19 on gut health in Africa. Medical & Clinical Research 6(6): 607-614.
- 2-Elwakil R, Elsahhar M, Fouad T, et al. Impact of Climate Change on Parasitic liver Diseases in Africa. Microbiol Infect Dis.2021; 5(5): 1-8.
- 3-Amal Saad‑Hussein · HaidiKaram‑Allah Ramadan· Ashraf Bareedy· Reda Elwakil. Role of Climate Change in Changing Hepatic Health Maps. Current Environmental Health Reports (2022) 9:299–314https://doi.org/10.1007/s40572-022-00352-w. Accepted: 15 March 2022 / Published online: 28 April 2022.
- The CAG published an e-book with Springer publications.
- (10 chapters) titled “The Impact of Climate Change on Gut Health in Africa) all editors and authors are among AMAGE members in collaboration with the Climate Change Working Group of the WGO .
Dar Es-salam and Zanzibar Training
–AMAGE training activity was organized in September 2022 in Muhimbili National Hospital ,Dar Ess- salam and Mnazi Mmoga Hospital,Zanzibar.
-Training was done on colonoscopy abdominal Us and EUS by 6 AMAGE Experts.
–AMAGE training team participated in the 1st National Conference of the Tanzanian Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Society (TAGES).
