Within the framework of the university’s role in raising awareness among the students on caring for their society, and assuming their responsibilities through positive participation in initiatives and voluntary work to effectively contribute to the advancement of the nation, a campaign was implemented for a whole week under the title “Hereditary Genetic Diseases and their Relation to Consanguineous Marriage.” The campaign was carried out under the sponsorship of the University President, Professor / Sherif Fakhry and the Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Professor / Mohamed Ehab Fattouh, and in cooperation with the Community Development Committee and the Institute of Human Genetics and Genome Research at the National Research Center. The campaign aimed at raising awareness and knowledge among the community members about genetic diseases, their relation to the marriage of relatives, and their effects on the individual and society.
The campaign included the distribution of awareness posters and leaflets by volunteering students among the university members. The campaign activities also included a visit to the factory of Univert Food Industries Company in Badr City. The campaign delegation was received by the company CEO Engineer / Mohamed Asaad Khaleel. An educational symposium for field awareness was held for the factory workers about what is meant by genetic diseases, how they occur, the factors that lead to an increase in the chance of their occurrence in the marriage of relatives, the role of the Center for Diagnosis of Genetic Diseases at the National Research Center in detecting these diseases, and the importance of early detection before marriage in order to reduce the rates of the occurrence of these diseases and to keep the society safe.
Many thanks are due to everyone who contributed to the success of the campaign:
Dr. Azza Al-Zoghby Ibrahim, Lecturer at the Department of Human Cytogenetics and Coordinator of the Community Development Committee at the Institute of Human Genetics and Genome Research.
Professor / Mohamed Islam Gad Al-Haq, Professor at the Department of Clinical Genetics at the National Research Center
Dr. Abeer Ramadan Salama, Associate Professor at the Department of Molecular Genetics and Enzymes at the National Research Center
Dr. Heba Ezzat Abdullah, Lecturer at the Department of Fetal Diagnostic Medicine at the National Research Center
Dr. Reham Khaled Al-Helaly, Assistant Lecturer at the Department of Human Cytogenetics at the National Research Center
The Committee of Community Service and Environmental Development and the Department of Biochemistry at the Faculty of Pharmacy
First-year students at the Faculty of Pharmacy (Pharm D & Pharm D Clinical programs)