UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF PRINCE TALAL BIN ABDULAZIZ, THE PRESIDENT OF AGFUND, HEALTH MINISTER DR HAMAD AL-MANI OPENED HERE TODAY A SYMPOSIUM ON ELECTRONIC HEALTH ACADEMY IN THE GCC MEMBER STATES. THE SYMPOSIUM WAS ORGANIZED BY THE EXECUTIVE BUREAU OF THE COUNCIL OF THE GCC HEALTH MINISTERS IN COOPERATION WITH AGFUND AND WHO'S EAST MEDITERRANEAN REGIONAL BUREAU. SPEAKING ON THE OCCASION, DR AL-MANI SAID THE SYMPOSIUM CONSTITUTES AN IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT FOR ENHANCING THE CONCEPT OF HEALTH H FOR ALL AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. HE POINTED OUT THAT THE PARTICIPATION OF A NUMBER OF REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND AUTHORITIES IN THE SYMPOSIUM WILL POSITIVELY CONTRIBUTE TO ENRICHING THE DELIBERATIONS OF THE SYMPOSIUM.