Under the patronage of Prof. Ayman Mahmoud Othman, President of Aswan University, Prof. Mohamed Zaki El-Dahshoury, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Aswan University Hospitals, and Prof. Ashraf Maabed, Executive Director of Aswan University Hospitals, under the supervision of Prof. Emad El-Din Hussein, Professor of Vascular Surgery at Ain Shams University and Scientific Supervisor of the Department of Vascular Surgery at Aswan University and President of the African Federation of Vascular Science and Surgery, headquartered at Aswan University.
Under the slogan “World Vein Diseases Week”, the Department of Vascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Aswan University, organized an awareness campaign to provide free treatment to patients on Friday, March 10, 2023, at Aswan station square, with the participation of Dr. Ezz El-Sadek – Advisor to the Governor of Aswan for Community Affairs and Community Development, and the working team included:
Dr. Mohamed Ahmed Ismail, Head of the Department of Vascular Surgery, Aswan University.
Prof. Saeed El-Malah, Professor of Vascular Surgery, Menofia University.
Dr. Ahmed Khalaf, Lecturer of Vascular Surgery, Aswan University.
Dr. Mostafa Ismail, Lecturer of Vascular Surgery, Aswan University.
With the participation of: Dr. Ahmed Abdel Karim, Dr. Marco Shehata Abdel Rabbo, and student Mustafa Mahmoud – Faculty of Medicine.
Emad El-Din, Professor of Vascular Surgery at Ain Shams University, stated that this initiative comes within the framework of World Vein Disease Week, to educate citizens suffering from venous diseases, which lead to the appearance of tortuous varicose veins or blue swellings in the legs, as well as the appearance of skin ulcers in the lower legs and above the feet, which cause leg pain or swelling when standing on the feet for long periods. These symptoms may lead to venous clots in the legs.
Ismail, the Head of Aswan University’s Vascular Surgery Department, stated that certain groups are more susceptible to blood clots, such as those suffering from acute dehydration, prolonged bed rest, improper diets, or blood component imbalances. He explained that the campaign’s goal is to educate venous patients on the reasons for preventing blood clots, which include drinking plenty of water to avoid dehydration, moving, being active, and doing light exercise, not standing or sitting for long periods of time, and consulting a specialist doctor when symptoms arise.
