Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Minister of Health and Population, affirmed that the Egyptian medical system is witnessing a real development and boom in the field of treating cancerous tumors, which contributes to improving the quality of health care services provided to patients, pointing to cooperation and coordination between scientific institutions and research agencies specialized in the oncology file.
This came during the minister’s participation in the activities of the opening of the third annual scientific conference of the International School of Clinical Oncology, in cooperation with the French Cancer Institute “Gustave Rossi”, the Emirates Oncology Society, the Jordanian Cancer Society, and the Arab Doctors Association for Cancer Control, with the aim of exchanging visions, ideas and scientific discussions. On the latest scientific findings in the field of oncology, in the presence of a number of leaders of the Ministry of Health and Population, representatives of the World Health Organization, and a group of the most prominent oncologists around the world.
Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar said that the political leadership pays great attention to combating cancerous tumors and limiting their spread, praising the role and efforts of oncologists in clinical research, practice and continuing education, and the transfer of their scientific expertise to their colleagues.
-Dr. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the official spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Population, referred to the minister’s assertion that the Egyptian state has taken serious steps in the field of oncology by launching presidential initiatives for early detection of tumors and treating patients for free, stressing that Egypt has skilled human cadres, and advanced centers for oncology treatment. Its establishment according to international standards, which qualifies it to be among the first ranks in the field of anti-tumor science.
-And he added that the minister reviewed the fruitful cooperation between the Ministry of Health and the Gustav Rossi Institute at the Dar Al-Salam Center (Hermel), which includes treatment protocols, the latest diagnostic devices, tools and medical supplies for the treatment of oncology patients, and also reviewed a number of participatory relations with the private sector in providing services. healthcare for oncology patients.
Abdul Ghaffar said that the minister praised the scholarships offered by the International School of Clinical Oncology, which included 3 doctors in the specialty of oncology, and they are obtained through an examination for doctors of specialization, and travel to the Gustave Rossi Institute in France, for a period of one month, which contributes to Refine their skills, to provide the best medical service to patients with cancerous tumors.
