ɪn ˈɜːli noʊvˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt, ðə fˈɜːst mˈɛdɪkəl ɹˈiːdʒənəl mˈɛdɪkəl kˈɑːnfɹəns wʌz hˈɛld wɪð twˈɛnti sˈɛvən dˈɑːktɚz fɹʌm bɹˈɪtən, ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts, ɪɹˈæn, ɪɹˈæk, ænd kuːwˈeɪt.
In early November 1948, the first medical regional medical conference was held with 27 doctors from Britain, the United States, Iran, Iraq, and Kuwait.