Tanta University continued to implement its development convoys in the villages and centers of Gharbia Governorate, as it launched a comprehensive development convoy in Kafr Khader village, affiliated with Tanta Center, under the patronage of Prof. Mohamed Hussein, President of Tanta University, and the leadership and supervision of Prof. Mahmoud Selim, Acting Vice President of the University for Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs, within the framework of the university's community role and its ongoing efforts to provide integrated health and development services to citizens.

    The convoy witnessed the presence of Dr. Muhammad Al-Shabini, supervisor of medical convoys affiliated with the Community Service and Environmental Development Sector by the College of Medicine, and Professor Dr. Sherine Farouk Hammad, Vice Dean of the College of Pharmacy for Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs, with the participation of a number of faculty members, doctors, pharmacists and specialized teams at the university.

    Professor Mohamed Hussein, President of Tanta University, emphasized that the enhanced development convoys constitute one of the key pillars of the University’s community service strategy. He noted that these convoys demonstrate the University’s commitment to mobilizing its scientific, medical, and human resources to serve citizens and extend healthcare and medical treatment services to villages and population centers throughout Gharbia Governorate.

    The university president pointed out that the university is working to enhance the integration between its academic and research role and its societal responsibility, by providing free specialized medical services, early detection of medical cases, and transferring cases that need advanced examinations or interventions to university hospitals to complete diagnosis and treatment, stressing the university's continued expansion of its convoys in a way that contributes to supporting the state's efforts to improve the quality of life for citizens and achieve sustainable development goals.

     For his part, Professor Mahmoud Selim, Acting Vice President of Tanta University for Community Service and Environmental Development, stated that the convoy forms part of an integrated plan developed by the sector to extend university services to various population centers, with an emphasis on providing quality services that meet citizens’ actual needs.

    He noted that the development convoys combine medical examinations, free treatment, health awareness activities, follow-up care, and the referral of cases requiring specialized care to university hospitals.

    The convoy provided medical examination and treatment services to 670 residents of Kafr Khader village and the surrounding areas through specialized medical clinics offering services in neurosurgery, pediatrics, orthopedics, dermatology, internal medicine, urology, ear and nose care, chest medicine, ophthalmology, cardiovascular medicine, and reproductive health. The convoy also provided health awareness initiatives, with the necessary medications dispensed free of charge.

     Medical examinations were conducted across several specialties, with 38 cases in neurosurgery, 58 in pediatrics, and 98 in orthopedics, including 6 cases referred to university hospitals. Dermatology accounted for 65 cases, including 6 referrals, while internal medicine recorded 63 cases and urology 28 cases, including 2 referrals.

     The convoy also provided medical examinations to 65 patients in ear, nose, and throat (ENT) care, including 4 referrals; 28 patients in chest medicine, including 1 referral; and 104 patients in ophthalmology, including 35 cases referred to university hospitals. In addition, 16 patients received examinations in cardiovascular medicine, including 1 referral, while 13 cases were seen in reproductive health, including 3 referrals. Furthermore, healthcare services were provided to 94 cases under various health initiatives.