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In continuation of Alexandria University's active participation in the presidential initiative for human development "Bedaya: A New Beginning for Building the Human Being", and under the auspices of Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, the Community Service and Environmental Development Sector, headed by Dr. Saeed Allam, Vice President of the University for Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs, organized a community service medical convoy, on Friday, December 13, 2024, to the King Mariout area in western Alexandria.
This came with the participation of a number of university faculties, namely (Medicine - Dentistry - Pharmacy - Science - Nursing - Higher Institute of Public Health - Medical Research Institute).
Dr. Tamer Abdallah, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Medicine for Community Service and Environmental Development and Rapporteur of the University’s Convoys Committee, pointed out that the convoy was organized in cooperation with the “Volunteering is Life” Foundation, stressing the importance of these convoys in providing medical services to citizens in the most needy areas in the villages of Kahla, Abul-Reesh, Ard El-Qerd, Ard El-Sa’aida, El-Wadi, Masna'a El Toob, and Bashary in the King Mariout area.
Dr. Tamer Abdallah announced that during the day, 79 dermatology cases, 40 pediatrics cases, 34 nose and ear cases, 92 orthopedic cases, 102 internal medicine cases, 35 ophthalmology cases, and 95 dental cases were examined, totaling 477 cases, in addition to providing free medicines and transferring some cases to university hospitals, as well as providing free consultations in various medical specialties.
The Faculty of Nursing participated in the activities of the convoy by giving a health education seminar for the people of the region about mental health and wellness, types of psychological stress, its warning symptoms and how to deal with it, in addition to performing chronic diseases tests such as blood pressure and diabetes, where 70 cases of blood pressure and blood sugar were measured.
The Faculty of Science participated through a team from the Department of Botany and Microbiology, where they provided an explanation to the people of the region on how to grow mushrooms at home, how to make natural organic fertilizer, and awareness of plant diseases and the environmental damage of cutting trees.
Awareness and educational services were also provided to citizens of different ages and children through the Department of Community Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine.
At the end of the day, the people of the area thanked Alexandria University for this humanitarian initiative on behalf of the people of the village, especially the most needy, and for providing them with distinguished medical care.