The 57th National Congress of the “Italian Society of Hygiene” held in Palermo, from 23 to 26 of October, 2024. The opening ceremony took place at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo and was attended by more than 600 persons from all over Italy.

The Congress proceedings held in the University of Palermo and involved more than 1,500 participants in the workshops under the main theme: “Public Health for the Future of the Country, innovation, alliances and institutional synergies for prevention.”

Davide Tizzano was invited for his capacity as the President of the International Committee of Mediterranean Games and as an expert on international multidisciplinary sporting events and in particular on the policies of prevention and control of health emergencies before and during major sporting events.

President Tizzano referred as a “case study” the Mediterranean Games in Oran 2022 (Algeria), which is the largest ever multi-sport event held on the African Continent with more than 5,000 athletes in 28 sports and 26 Olympic Committees from three continents: Africa Asia and Europe.

The audience, at the end of his presentation, showed great interest for the activities of the International Committee of Mediterranean Games and in particular, for the next edition of the Mediterranean Games at Taranto in 2026. The attendees also watched a beautiful video of the Oran Games in high definition.

The ICMG President reminded that the total population of the 26 countries member of the ICMG exceeds 600 million people in three continents.