The Third International Congress of West Asian and North African Countries (WANA) Was Held.

The Third International Congress of West Asian and North African Countries (WANA) was held on the 27th and 28th of May 2024, with the cooperation of the Royan Institute and the West Azerbaijan University of Medical Sciences, in the Unity Hall of Urmia. 
This prestigious scientific event successfully concluded its activities and provided a suitable platform for the exchange of scientific knowledge and experiences among a large number of researchers, professors, students, and specialists from various countries in the WANA region.
The WANA Congress is an integral part of the International Royan Congress, focused on the consequences of assisted reproductive methods and aimed to address the latest scientific achievements in this field at a global level, with a particular emphasis on the WANA region. Dr. Ahmad Vosough served as the scientific secretary, while Dr. Elham Amir Chakghmaghi and Dr. Hojjat Ghasemnejad were the executive secretaries of the event.
The WANA Congress saw the participation of over 700 domestic and international professors, researchers, and students. Invited speakers presented the latest experiences and knowledge in their specialized fields, focusing on the topic of "consequences of assisted reproductive methods" and related challenges. Ten prominent foreign speakers from WANA countries, along with more than thirty distinguished Iranian speakers and professors, discussed infertility treatment. Additionally, other specialized meetings and three clinical and basic workshops were held, including a pre-congress seminar on the "use of complementary medicine in the treatment of infertility," attended by more than 130 participants.
The seven main themes of the WANA Congress included monitoring children resulting from infertility treatments, issues of professional medical and legal ethics, the role of imaging, the influence of environmental factors and lifestyle, improving the outcomes of assisted reproduction in terms of challenges and management options, preserving fertility in cancer patients, and the role of surgery in enhancing the outcomes of assisted reproductive techniques.
The WANA Congress has gained increasing importance annually and aims to transcend borders comprehensively, conquer scientific, economic, and cultural fields, and foster knowledge-based networking at the international level. This initiative seeks to promote the growth of production and a knowledge-based economy coherently and purposefully.