Ethiopia to host 13th World Congress on Public Health

 　　ADDIS ABABA, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia will host the 13th World Congress¹ on Public Health (WCPH) in April 2012, the Ethiopian Public Health Association² (EPHA) said on Wednesday.

　　The meeting will be held on April 23-27 under the theme: "Moving towards Global Health Equity- Opportunities and Treats".

　　Speaking on the 22nd annual meeting of EPHA held here on Wednesday EPHA President Tewabech Bishaw said about 3,000 participants, including public health students from all over the world are expected to take part in the meeting.

　　He said that preparations are well underway to successfully conduct the meeting.

1 Congress   

n.(代表)大会；(C-:美国等国的)国会，议会

参考例句：

• There were some days to wait before the Congress.大会的召开还有几天时间。
• After 18 years in Congress,he intented to return to private life.在国会供职18年后，他打算告老还乡。

2 association   

n.联盟，协会，社团；交往，联合；联想

参考例句：

• Our long association with your company has brought great benefits.我方和贵公司的长期合作带来了巨大的利益。
• I broke away from the association ten years ago.我10年前就脱离了那个团体。