Tanta University organized a comprehensive medical convoy in Kafr El-Mahroq village located in Kafr El-Zayyat 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 medical convoys in various villages and districts of Gharbia governorate to offer health care services to patients and to give them medicaments for free, in the light of the university’s social responsibility and its strategy that seeks to improve the medical services presented in the neediest areas.

    Moreover, Prof. Mahmoud Salim declared that the convoys organized by Tanta University offer quality medical services to patients, give them medications for free, and transfer serious cases to University Hospitals. 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 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 1547 patients were examined at the convoy in 12 different clinics and that 104 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.