Tanta University organized a comprehensive medical convoy in Haddad village located in Basyoun province in Gharbia governorate under patronage of Prof. Mahmoud Zaki, University President, and Prof. Mahmoud Salim, University Vice President for Community Service and Environmental Development, in cooperation with the Supreme Medical Aid Committee of the Cabinet and Decent Life Foundation to enhance the presidential initiative “Decent Life”.
Prof. Mahmoud Zaki declared that the university organizes comprehensive convoys to offer medical care services to patients in the neediest villages of the governorate in the context of enhancing the presidential initiative “Decent Life” that is the hugest developmental initiative throughout Egypt’s history. The initiative aims to improve citizens’ standard of living and to provide them with better services. He indicated that the convoys had outstanding medical cadres in various specialties where medicaments are given to patients for free.
Moreover, Prof. Mahmoud Salim pointed out that the convoy was organized in the light of the developmental role played by the university to serve community through many activities. He added that Faculty of Medicine participated in the convoy and examined patients in cooperation with Faculty of Nursing that gave lectures about nutrition and first aid. Faculty of Pharmacy participated in the convoy and offered medicaments for free to the examined cases. Faculty of Agriculture offered 50 olive trees to be planted in the village in the framework of the presidential initiative “100 Million Trees”.
Furthermore, Prof. Mohammad Al-Shebiny, Vice Dean of Faculty of Medicine for Community Service and Environmental Development, stated that 1336 patients were examined at the convoy in 12 different clinics and that 64 cases were transferred to University Hospitals.
It is worth noting that 76 citizens had literacy exams at the convoy in attendance of Prof. Sahar Al-Haggar, Acting Dean of Faculty of Pharmacy; Mr. Mohammad Ghazy, General Manager of Environmental Projects; and Mr. Maher Saad, General Manager of Community Service.
11/12/2022