Maghreban physicians set up paediatrics surgery body

Maghreban paediatricians have set up a Maghreban Paediatrics Surgery federation to take care of enhancing regional cooperation in the field. The Federation, which held its first congress recently in Tunisia, will be alternately headed by Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.

Algeria, which will organize the next congress, will head the institution until next meeting, to be held in February 2003 in Algiers.