On Sunday, under the patronage of the Press House - Palestine, the Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip held a training initiative entitled“Building the Capacity of Public Relations Workers to Deal with Public", for 36 of Public Relations employees in the ministry in Gaza.
The initiative was opened by Samar Al-Melfouh, the Program Manager at the Press House, in the presence of Ashraf Al-Qadra, the Spokesman for the Ministry of Health in Gaza, and Ahmed Helles, a Life Skills and Public Relations Trainer.
Dr. Hellles Explained the mechanisms and methods of dealing with the public in the departments of the Ministry of Health, and how to provide mutual services between the public and the employees in the ministry.
The training included theoretical and practical aspects of the methodology to be considered at Public Relations departments within the Ministry of Health.
This initiative is part of “Towards an Independent Media Platform for Capacity building, Awareness, and Involvement of Journalists” Project, funded by the Norwegian and Swiss government, and implemented by the Press House.