A workshop on vaccines at the annual international conference of Ain Shams University, in partnership with the Jenner Institute

Within the framework of the activities of the first day of the university’s eleventh annual international conference “Knowledge Economy ... for a Better Life", a workshop on “Vaccines” was held in partnership with the Jenner Institute (University of Oxford). The first session was chaired by Prof. Awad Taj El-Din, Advisor to the President of the Republic for Health and Prevention Affairs, Prof. Yasser Mustafa, former head of the chest department at the Faculty of Medicine, at Ain Shams University, Prof. Samia Abdo, Deputy Executive Director of Ain Shams University Hospitals, and Dr. Rachel Tani of the Jenner Institute Oxford University Faculty.

The session was witnessed by Prof. Mahmoud El-Meteini, President of Ain Shams University, Prof. Ayman Saleh, Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research, Prof. Amani Osama, Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Vice Deans of the Faculty of Pharmacy, and a group of faculty staff.

During the session, Dr. Ahmed Mahmoud Salman, Dr. Lisa Stockdale Jenner Institute Oxford University Faculty, Dr. Blondin Fayard, spoke.

In the second session, Dr. Rachel Tanner, at the Jenner Institute Oxford University Faculty, Dr. Iman Saati, at the Jenner Institute Oxford University Faculty, Dr. Berna Abu Taya, at the Jenner Institute Oxford University Faculty Dr. Gelbus Turan, at the Jenner Institute Oxford University Faculty, and Prof. Khaled Abu Shanab, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy, at Ain Shams University, Dr. Adel Al-Turabi, at the Jenner Institute Oxford University Faculty, Dr. Ahmed Mahmoud Salman, at the Jenner Institute Oxford University Faculty, moderated the session.

The workshop focused on the importance of having a malaria vaccine in Egypt, as it is a result of global warming, and there will be countries that are vulnerable to the spread of the disease despite its distance from the equator, and that Egypt has countries on its borders where malaria is spread, in addition to the delegations of some immigrants from countries where malaria is spread. In it, a disease like Sudan will increase the possibility of malaria spreading, so it was necessary to have a vaccine to vaccinate against the disease.

During the session, representatives of the Jenner Institute said that the institute has made a malaria vaccination and is on the verge of universal accreditation.

Tuberculosis was also discussed during the session, and that vaccination is compulsory in Egypt for newborns, and it is important to develop the current vaccination, as its effectiveness is low and it is effective in the first five years of vaccination, after which it loses its effectiveness, and there are many types of tuberculosis bacteria that are resistant For antibiotics, therefore, there must be a vaccine or vaccination for them, especially since it is a disease that affects approximately 200 million people annually and causes death for 2-3 million people annually. It is one of the largest causes of death due to bacterial infection.

Also, during the workshop, the need to manufacture vaccines locally or to conclude agreements with manufacturers to provide them at prices suitable for low-income countries.

Efforts made at the Jenner Institute (University of Oxford) to make vaccines using viral vectors, and traditional vaccinations using a non-live or weakened virus for the treatment of infectious, immunological or cancerous diseases were also discussed.