Dr. Ayman Ashour, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and Dr. Mohamed Othman Elkhosht, President of Cairo University, conducted an inspection tour of the new National Cancer Institute, Hospital 500 500 in Sheikh Zayed City, within the framework of continuous follow-up and standing on the current situation of the hospital and completing its establishment.
Dr. Ayman Ashour praised the level of achievement achieved by the administration of Cairo University in Hospital 500 500 as the largest therapeutic castle for oncology in Egypt and the Middle East; Hospital 500 500 is one of the national projects aimed at providing the best treatment experience for cancer patients at the highest therapeutic, operational and engineering levels.
Dr. Ayman Ashour met with the members of Cairo University Council, and talked with them about the future plan of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research until 2032 and setting a long-term vision for higher education with the participation of university professors and leaders and attracting more foreign students, making Egypt a global center attractive to expatriates wishing to obtain higher education.
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The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and the President of Cairo University, reviewed the executive position on the 500 500 Hospital project, as the actual completion rate for the first phase of the project reached 76%
Dr. Ayman Ashour said that Cairo University was able to achieve a great achievement in the file of Hospital 500 by 500, and that the new National Cancer Institute will be a leading research school in Egypt and the Middle East that includes a group of distinguished professors in the field of oncology treatment, and it will be able to pave a great way for the treatment of tumors in Egypt and the Arab world, pointing out that Egypt has high rates of cancer patients, and that the new National Cancer Institute is able to reduce these rates.
The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research stressed that university hospitals have a major role in the health system in Egypt, especially the huge and giant Kasr al-Aini hospitals, pointing out that the 500 500 hospital will be an addition to education, training, scientific research and patient service, stressing that there is unprecedented support from the state for this project to open the hospital and receive patients as soon as possible.
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Dr. Muhammad Al-Khosht said that the new National Cancer Institute Hospital is a major national project that have the support and care of the political leadership, and it is among 3 modern medical edifices implemented by Cairo University within the scope of Giza Governorate, which are a fixed hospital in Al-Haram, and the new Oncology Hospital 500 500 in Sheikh Zayed City And the Medical Complex for the treatment of children in 6th of October City.
Dr. Elkhosht explained that there are about 20 companies on the site currently working in a very high dynamic manner in order to accomplish the work, pointing out that the continuation of work on the new National Cancer Institute project at a rapid pace to complete construction works and medical equipment to start the treatment service in the hospital and receive patients soon to contribute to lifting the largest possible burden on the Egyptian cancer patient, as the hospital was designed according to the latest and most comprehensive international scientific and engineering standards to ensure the integration of patient care.
Dr. Mohammad Abu Samra, Dean of the Cancer Institute, confirmed that Hospital 500 500 needs great community support to expedite its implementation to provide an integrated service for oncology treatment in Egypt and the Arab world, indicating that it will soon start the initial operation of Hospital 500 500 by a number of services, namely: internal medicine clinics for adults (12) clinics, daily chemotherapy for adults (52 chairs + 10 beds), a clinical pharmacy to prepare the full treatment, an emergency laboratory, a blood bank and donation of blood and its components (15 chairs), and the necessary administrative services.
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It is worth noting that the new National Cancer Institute in Sheikh Zayed City, 500,500, is built on an area of 34.5 acres, It consists of a specialized and integrated teaching hospital for the treatment of all types of tumors for all ages, with a capacity of 1020 beds in the internal department, 500 beds in a one-day treatment unit, 60 major operating rooms, 15 radiotherapy machines, and an integrated center for advanced cancer research that includes laboratory research laboratories that cover all fields of special sciences. In the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of tumors, the project also includes an integrated and accredited facility for animals for medical and surgical experiments, as well as banks for stem cells and genetics associated with cancer.