"ملف 8/42 أنشطة قسم التنمية التابع للمكتب البريطاني بالشرق الأوسط" [و‎‎١‎١] (١٤٤/٢١)

HEALTH ADVISOR
1 0 > Th« Health Advisor returned from s week’s visit
to Bagdad on 1st. July where he had carried out a thorough
Inspection of the health services and the Royal Medical
College and spent the next three weeks completing his work
In Egypt before proceeding to Englando He visited
Alexandria for two days to discuss International Air
Quarantine Administration particularly the differences of
opinion which are continually taking place between t*e
Ii.O*A*Ce & the Iua.Rc end the Sudan on the one hand and
Kgn« quarantine authorities x>n the other,, His work in
Egypt is mainly concerned with maintaining the closest
personal contact with health officials and their administration
and advising them'unofficially as regards their epidemiological
and other health problems, arranging with the British
Council and the Ern* health authorities for visits of
officials of the Ministry of Public Health selected by him,
to England and persuading the Egn. authorities to engage
British medical experts or invite distinguished British
doctors to visit Egypt for a short time when he considers
it indicated* He keeps in close touch with both the Cairo
and Alexr. medical schools so as to be personally acquainted
with their problems,.
Bo The Health Advisor proceeded on three weeks duty
to the UoKo in the middle of July and made about 60 visits
in London and Liverpool connected with his work in addition
to making personal contact with the Secretariat* He
spent sometime in the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
trying to arrange closer contact of Liverpool university with
the Egn* research services and discussed the health and
other medical problems of Egypt with the Ministry of health
officials, the presidents of the Royal Colleges and other
medical authorities in London and Liverpool*
3c- On his return to Egypt he proceeded to Teheran on
the 24th of September for 10 days as the British delegate
to the celebrations of the 2 C J anniversary of the foundation
of the Pasteur institute.. While there he inspected
thoroughly the health services ond medical institutions,
discussed health problems with the American advisor to the
Iranian Ministry of Health and*made contacts with the British
Embassy staff* He also visited Isfahan and inspected
malarial areas in the Elpruz mountains*
4, Shortly after his return to Cairo he proceeded to
Addis Ababa for 10 days on 10th September at the invitation
of the Emperor, as the guest of the Ethiopian Govt* and
made a detailed inspection of the health services in Addis
Ababa and the community centre at Debra Behan at the request
of the Emperor* lie submitted a report to him pointing out
the many defects of the health services of Ethiopia and
incidentally recommending the employment of some British
medical experts* He spent a right in Asmara each way and
took the opportunity of meeting the principal medics! officer
of the British Military administration, the Chief Administrator
and tht-: area Commander and of discussing with P,M„0. the
health problems of Eritrea and the international quarantine
health problems affecting Eritrea* At the health advisor 4 5 s
suggestion a request had been made to the U.HoO. health
organisation for the Asmara area to be excluded from the
yellow fever .endemnie area of Africa which has now been agreed
to*