As part of the continuing role of the University of Alexandria in community service, the Environment Committee at the Institute of Medical Research, headed by Prof. Dr. Amal Farhat, Deputy of Community Service and Environmental Development and the membership of the Assistant Prof. Rania El Sharkawy, Dr. Naglaa Fathy and Dr. Omneya Ahmed, organized the first intiatives of the Committee to serve  Alexandria governorate in general and the health sector in particular. On Sunday, November 29th, 2015 an opening Day for the initiative of Medical Research Institute to combat Virus C under the title "One Hand Against Virus C" was held.

The Day included definition of aims and activities of the initiative, which includes free early detection of Virus C and follow-up health education of patients as well as lectures for doctors to introduce new in the treatment of Virus C and brief information about Virus B. The Opening Day was held in the Medical Technology Center of the Medical Research Institute in Smouha. It  began with the word of the opening and welcoming of Prof. Mohamed Mokhtar, Dean of the Medical Research Institute, then an introductory lecture delivered by Dr. Naglaa Fathy, the Environment Committee member.

The opening was attended by Dr. Magdy Hegazy, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health in Alexandria, Prof. Dr.Mohamed Rafiq, captain Alexandria Doctors’ Captain, Dr.Emtiaz Hassouna, the member of Doctors’ Syndicate, head of "Egypt Donation" (Masr AlAta’) Committee, Dr. Mona AlAin, representative of the Alexandria Regional Centre for Women, members of the Rotary clubs and a group of doctors from Alexandria. Dr. Magdy Hegazy, Prof. Mohamed Rafiq and Dr. Emtiaz Hassouna had delivered a word about the role of different entities in the combat against Virus C and the need to unite all formal efforts and civil institutions to raise awareness and reduce the spread of the disease. It was also agreed on the integration of efforts between the Research Institute Initiative and the Anti-Virus C Committee of the Ministry of Health. The meeting was ended with a lecture on Virus C delivered by  Assistant Prof. Hanan Mustafa, the Assistant Professor of Intimal and Liver in the Institute, and then a lecture on the detection of the Virus delivered by Dr. Abeer Ghazal, the Professor of Microbiology. Finally, a brief information about Virus B was delivered by Dr. Said Ouda, the Teacher of Intimal and Liver in the Institute.