The start of Ain Shams University's preparations for the seventh development convoy for Halayeb, Shalateen and Abu Ramad

The Ain Shams University team started its preparations in the Red Sea Governorate, under the patronage of Major General Amr Hanafi, Governor of the Red Sea, and Prof. Dr. Mahmoud El-Meteini, President of Ain Shams University, in cooperation with the Southern Military Region, to prepare the work of the comprehensive development convoy for the cities of Halayeb, Shalateen and Abu Ramad, headed by Prof. Dr. Abdel Fattah Saoud, Vice President for Education and Student Affairs, and Prof. Dr. Ayman Saleh, Vice President for Postgraduate Studies and Research, Prof. Dr. Ghada Farouk, Acting Vice President for Community Service and Environmental Development, and Prof. Dr. Osama Mansour, Acting Dean of the Faculty of Medicine.

Under the general supervision of Prof. Dr. Hala Suwaid, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Medicine for Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs, and Prof. Dr. Tarek Youssef, Deputy Executive Director of University Hospitals, Ain Shams University, and supervised by Mr. Suhail Hamza, Assistant Secretary of the University for Community Service and Environmental Development.

Where the foodstuffs scheduled to be distributed to the hesitant parents were received at the convoy headquarters in coordination with the Ministry of Social Solidarity, as well as the preparation of the convoy headquarters at Shalateen Central Hospital, the preparation of the convoy pharmacy and providing it with all medicines scheduled to be dispensed free of charge.

The Ain Shams University team also began publishing advertisements within cities to introduce the presence of the convoy and the services provided to citizens. Urology, pediatrics, general surgery, dental, ophthalmology, brain and nerves, ear, nose and throat, in addition to the medical analysis lab and dispensing medicines for free through the Caravan Pharmacy.

In addition to performing minor surgeries that do not need follow-up at Shalateen Central Hospital, with transferring sick cases that require major operations to Ain Shams University Hospitals.

The activities of the convoy also include free food distribution, as well as a number of different awareness campaigns for the people of the country, which are held in cultural palaces, youth centers and schools, in addition to the illiteracy eradication axis in coordination with the General Authority for Adult Education "Shalateen Branch".

It is noteworthy that this convoy is the seventh launched by Ain Shams University to serve the people of the cities of Halayeb, Shalateen and Abu Ramad, as part of a series of comprehensive development convoys organized by the university for the governorates of the Republic within the framework of the presidential initiative, a decent life, and to achieve the goals of sustainable development and Egypt's vision 2030.