Dr. Essam El Kurdi, President of Alexandria University stated that the university seeks to increase the medical and therapeutic services provided to children in various disciplines and to continue the development of university hospitals with more coordination between hospitals under the umbrella of the Medical Board.

This came during the opening of the fourth Egyptian on Paediatric Respiratory diseases. The conference was held in Alexandria Bibliotheca conference hall with participation of Prof. Ashraf Hatem, secretary general of the Supreme Council of Universities, Dr. Magdy Hegazi, Deputy of the Ministry of Health in Alexandria and Dr. Mahmoud Al Zalabany the former Dean of the Faculty of Medicine.

The Rector pointed out the importance of this conference, where 2300 researcher and participant from 26 countries will attend.

The Conference Chairman Dr. Nader Faseeh declared that discussions is taking place on challenges facing doctors in this area, as well as dealing with congenital diseases in the lung and bronchial, sensitivity, pneumonia and cirrhosis acute respiratory.

The conference was held under the auspices of the European Respiratory Society in Egypt and Middle East.