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Dr. Ayman Ashour, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, inaugurated a number of educational and health projects at Alexandria University this morning, Saturday, accompanied by Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, Dr. Mustafa Refaat, Secretary of the Supreme Council of Universities, and a group of university presidents, and leaders of the ministry and the university.
The Minister began his visit by inaugurating the Vascular Catheterization Unit at Smouha University Hospital. The unit is considered one of the most modern vascular surgery and interventional catheterization units, and contains a modern catheterization device. This unit serves a wide segment of patients visiting Alexandria University hospitals and the surrounding governorates.
The Minister also inaugurated the Cardiac Care Unit at Smouha University Hospital, which is equipped with two units for cardiac and coronary artery catheterization. The unit operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The catheterization department has also been equipped with a rotablator spiral perforator and an IVUS intracoronary ultrasound device.
The Minister also inaugurated the Manchester Building at Al-Mowasat Hospital, which is dedicated to students enrolled in the joint program in the field of medicine and surgery, in cooperation with the University of Manchester, Britain. It consists of two buildings, an administrative building and an educational building, consisting of 4 floors, and includes lecture halls, computer labs, clinical simulation labs, small classrooms, and a library.
Dr. Ayman Ashour also visited the Faculty of Engineering, where he inaugurated Hall 1 of the Faculty after its redevelopment and renovation, and a number of adjacent rooms were added, in addition to some annexes to transform it into an integrated conference center for the university. The centre consists of a main hall and five seminar halls of different sizes equipped with smart screens to host various seminars and events. The main hall includes a theater equipped with all technological media to host various events, whether cultural, artistic or scientific, in addition to a hall for VIPs, service rooms and changing rooms in the case of artistic performances.
Dr. Ayman Ashour also inaugurated several projects in 5 university hospitals via video conference, namely the Pediatric Ophthalmology Surgery Unit at the One-Day Services Center of the Main University Hospital after its development, the Hearing and Balance Center at the One-Day Services Center after its development, the Injury and Spine Injuries Treatment Unit at El-Hadra University Hospital, in addition to the Radiotherapy Building for the Treatment of Pediatric Tumors at Borg El Arab University Hospital, which led to an increase in the capacity and medical services provided to treat children with malignant tumors. A number of units were also inaugurated after their development at the Main University Hospital, including the first-of-its-kind Brain and Nerve Tumor Surgery Capsule in the Northern Region, in addition to the opening of some intensive care units at the Main University Hospital, and the opening of the Central Laboratory for Analysis after its development to become a central automated laboratory to reduce the rate of human errors and increase the accuracy of medical tests. The Stroke Unit at El-Hadra University Hospital was also developed, which obtained accreditation from the World Stroke Organization.
The Minister stressed that the Ministry pays great attention to developing medical and health services at university hospitals, as one of the main pillars in providing health services to citizens, alongside the Ministry of Health hospitals, in addition to their educational and training role in preparing highly qualified doctors. He praised the unprecedented development witnessed by these hospitals, thanks to the unlimited support of the political leadership, noting that university hospitals enjoy the trust of citizens due to the distinguished health services they provide.
Dr. Ayman Ashour also praised the development witnessed by Alexandria University, which contributes to fulfilling its mission as desired, and providing the best medical services to citizens visiting its hospitals, praising the important role played by Alexandria University with its distinguished scientific cadres and expertise in all specializations to serve citizens in various sectors, especially the medical and therapeutic sectors.
Dr. Ashour stressed that these achievements and development at the university hospitals reflect the great interest that the political leadership pays to developing and modernizing university hospitals across the republic, in order to provide the best services to citizens, as well as reflecting the state's keenness to continuously support universities to carry out their scientific, educational and societal roles as required.
For his part, Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa stressed that Alexandria University is keen to develop its educational facilities and raise the efficiency of its infrastructure to improve the quality of the educational and research processes at the university, as well as raise the efficiency of the university hospitals with the aim of increasing their capacity and improving the level of medical and therapeutic services provided to citizens.
Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa pointed out that Alexandria University Hospitals play a major role in providing health services to the people of Alexandria Governorate and neighboring governorates, explaining that the university is keen to provide all modern technical needs and training on the latest developments that contribute to improving the skills of medical cadres and continuous development in the medical and health fields in order to raise the level of cadres working in the health field and medical services provided to citizens, in line with the implementation of the objectives of the National Strategy for Higher Education and Scientific Research, and the implementation of the strategic plan that the Egyptian state adopts to support and develop the health sector, in implementation of the directives of the political leadership on the importance of increasing efforts to develop the Egyptian health system and raise the efficiency of university hospitals, which are the core of medical services.
Dr. Ali Abdel Mohsen, Acting Vice President for Education and Student Affairs, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Alexandria University University Hospitals, explained that the hospitals have witnessed the implementation of many important projects to improve the level of health services provided to citizens, extending his thanks to civil society institutions and the private sector for supporting the efforts to develop the university hospitals at Alexandria University.
Dr. Essam El-Badawy, Executive Director of University Hospitals at Alexandria University, confirmed that the university was keen to equip university hospitals with the latest medical devices and increase the capacity, pointing out that several medical projects were implemented in hospitals, as well as the creation of several units and the development and upgrading of the efficiency of many departments in 5 hospitals, which are: (the main university hospital, the one-day service center, Smouha Medical Hospital, Borg El Arab Hospital, and Hadra University Hospital).
