IOF MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

Regional Website of the International Osteoporosis Foundation in the Middle East and North Africa

Osteoporosis is a serious and growing epidemic in the Middle East
and North Africa.

To find out more about osteoporosis contact an osteoporosis society near you:

Bahrain	Egypt	Iran	Iraq	Jordan
Kuwait	Lebanon	Libya	Morocco	Pakistan
Palestine	Saudi Arabia	Syria	Tunisia	United Arab Emirates

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PAOS announces regional bone health initiative

June 3, 2009

The Pan Arab Osteoporosis Society (PAOS) announced a two-year partnership agreement with Nestlé to launch a new initiative that will help increase public bone health knowledge and encourage preventative action against osteoporosis in the Middle East.

Don't miss these upcoming osteoporosis training courses in the Middle East

May 26, 2009

IOF invites all interested health professionals to attend two of the major osteoporosis courses to be held in the Middle East in 2009: The 4th Middle East Training Course on Osteoporosis (METCOP4) and the 5th Pan Arab- IOF Osteoporosis Diagnosis Course, with Densitometry Certification.

World Osteoporosis Day 2008 marked in events throughout the Middle East

December 3, 2008

World Osteoporosis Day, under the banner of ‘Stand Tall, Speak out for your Bones’ was celebrated in many countries in the region.

Iraq society joins IOF's Committee of National Societies

June 9, 2008

IOF is pleased to announce a new member society from the Middle East, bringing the total of members from the region to fifteen.