Today corresponding to 25th Nov. , Aswan University’s medical convoy continues its activities that began on Wednesday in Kobaniya and Benban. The convoy checked-up the people of Kobaniya and Benban on the west Nile who were affected by the torrential rains free of charge.
The activities of the medical convoy started from the university hospital, under the auspices of Prof. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, minister of higher education and scientific research, Maj. Gen. Ashraf Atteya, Aswan governor , Prof. Ayman Mahmoud Othman, Aswan university acting president , Prof. Mohamed Zaki Al-Dahshoury, dean of the faculty of medicine and chairman of Aswan university hospitals, Prof. Mohamed Mostafa Amin, vice dean of community service and environmental development, and Dr. Ashraf Meabed, executive manager of Aswan university hospitals.
Prof. Ayman Othman stated that the medical convoy will conclude its activities today. It lasted for (5) days, beginning in Ezbet Al-Nahda in Kima, Al-Shallal, Al-Kobaneya and Benban. The cases that were checked-up in the 2nd Day in Benban reached 510 in different specialties. The total cases in Southern of Benban and Al Ababda reached 1,366 over the 2 days.
His Excellency said that the medical convoy will conclude its work in the villages of Kobaneya and Benban today, it is part of the presidential initiative “Dignified Life” to serve our families affected by floods, with the participation of the faculty of medicine, the university hospital and Aswan health directorate..
Prof. Dahshoury added that there is fruitful cooperation between Aswan health directorate, the university hospital, and the faculty of medicine which plays its medical and social role towards the community and the surrounding environment in light of the heavy rains that Aswan governorate was exposed to and the injury of some people, it was a must to provide medical care to the people of Kobaneya and Benban, who were the most affected. Free medical check-up was provided. The check-up included 18 orthopedic cases, 83 internal medicine cases, 57 dermatology cases, 133 pediatric cases, 25 obstetrics and genecology cases, 20 urology cases, 90 ophthalmology cases, (20) surgical cases were referred to the university hospital, and (62) ENT cases in Kobaneya village, with free treatment provided.
Dr. Meabed indicated that the convoy includes (9) medical specialties, it started since last Sunday in Al- Shallal and Ezbet Al-Nahda regions in Kema to serve the people of Aswan governorate and completed its activities for the people of Al Kobaneya and Benban in the specialties of ophthalmology, general surgery, ENT, orthopedics, internal medicine, pediatrics, dermatology, urology and obstetrics and genecology. 1,113 cases were checked-up in all specialties in Al Kobaneya and Benban in the convoy’s 4th day, it concluded its activities today in Benban with a number of (763) cases.