Caretaker Minister of Public Health, Firas Abiad, will hold a press conference at 1:00 pm tomorrow, Monday, at the Higher Institute of Business, ESA, in the presence of the President of the Organization of European Cancer Institutes (OECI) and the President of the Executive Board of the Marie Curie Cancer Institute, Professor Thierry Philippe, during which they will present the outcome of Professor Philippe’s visit to Lebanon and the cooperation projects between the Ministry of Health, the OECI Organization and the Curie Institute.

The Health Minister will also provide a briefing on the objectives of his visit to France during this upcoming week, which will include several meetings aimed at developing projects to support the health sector in Lebanon, most importantly his scheduled meeting with the French Minister of Health, the French Development Agency, and the President of the French Red Cross.

Abiad will also visit leading scientific institutes specialized in cancer diseases, such as “The Curie Institute” and leading institutes in the fight against infectious diseases such as “Pasteur” and the “Meriot Foundation”.

SOURCE: NATIONAL NEWS AGENCY