Tanta University organized a comprehensive medical convoy in Al-Shony village located in Tanta 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 as part of the presidential initiative “Decent Life”.

   Prof. Mahmoud Zaki declared that the university organizes comprehensive convoys to offer medical care services to patients and to give them medicaments for free. He added that the convoys also present veterinary, environmental and agricultural services to farmers in addition to outreach courses in the context of role played by the university in community service and environmental development that helps to achieve Egypt’s sustainable development vision 2030.

   Moreover, Prof. Mahmoud Salim inspected the clinics of the convoy where he was accompanied by officials of Decent Life Foundation. He pointed out 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 also participated in the convoy and offered medicaments for free to the examined cases. Faculty of Agriculture offered 100 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 1630 patients were examined at the convoy in 12 different clinics and that 101 cases were transferred to University Hospitals

    It is worth noting that 24 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.