A Comprehensive Convey in Al-Samta Village, Qena governorate

Under the patronage of prof. Dr Youssef Ghrabawy, President of South Valley University, and the supervision of Prof. Dr Kamal Nassary, Vice President for Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs, a comprehensive convoy was organized by the community service and environmental development sector, in Al-Samta Village, Qena. This came within the framework of the university’s societal participation in the presidential initiative “A Dignified Life” that aims to develop the Egyptian countryside.

Prof. Dr Ghrabawy declared that the convey came under the continuing role of the university in implementing the medical convey project which comes under the guidance of the political leadership for universities to achieve sustainable development, also as a part of the contribution in building the Egyptian citizen through healthcare.

Dr Nassary indicated that the convey included many specialities; the medical convey examined 713 patients in all specialities, and the veterinary convey provided veterinary services to 420 cases of cows, buffaloes, sheep, goats, deers and horses, and 464 cases of poultry were examined, while the technical convey trained the people on the drawing and the use of colours and the musical caravan raised awareness about the importance of music in the life of the individual and society. As for the convey of people with special needs, it diagnosed mental disability, assessed cases of behaviour modification, measured intelligence, and diagnosed mental disorders for 12 patients. Drug addiction conveys raised awareness of the dangers of drugs and addiction and their impact on the individual and society. The sports convey sensitized the participants to the importance of sports activity for children and the elderly. The agricultural convey trained the citizens to establish integrated poultry farms and health care for broiler chickens, as well as educated farmers about rationalizing the use of water, Specialists from the College of Nursing also educated the parents about Coronavirus and how to apply precautionary measures and about diarrhoea and dehydration diseases in children, as well as the bad use of antibiotics. Specialists from the College of Education have also clarified the role of the family in educating its children even in times of disaster and the communication between the family and the school in educating students, as well as the family’s interest in the knowledge accumulated during the student’s successive years and the school’s role in providing student activities.