Benha University has organized medical and educational convoys to the village of Arab Juhayna , within the framework of Hayah Karima Initiative that launched by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Republic to develop Egyptian villages.
The convoys came under the auspices of Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Ashraf Sobhi, Minister of Youth and Sports, Major General Abdel Hamid El Hagan, Governor of Qalyubia, Dr. Gamal Soussa, President of Benha University, and Dr. Tamer Samir, Benha University Vice President for Education and Student Affairs. The convoy has been done in the presence of Dr. Mahmoud Iraqi, the supervisor of the Community Service and Environment Development Sector at Benha University, Dr. Mohamed Gamal El-Din Al-Ashhab, Faculty of Medicine dean and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Benha University Hospitals, Dr. Nermin Adly, Faculty of Medicine deputy for Community Service and Environment Development Affairs, and Dr. Mahmoud Al-Sabrout, Director of the Directorate of Youth and Sports in Qalyubia. Prof. Gamal Soussa, Benha University President, stressed that Benha University has an important role in community service and environment development through its participation in all presidential initiatives. He also pointed out that these convoys come within the framework of increasing the interdependence between the university and the community, lifting the burden on the citizens, and activating the role of the university in caring for the people whom most in need. On the other hand, Dr. Tamer Samir, Benha University Vice President for Education and Student Affairs, pointed out the importance of highlighting the role of university education in developing society and expanding its knowledge and cultural horizons through the contribution of its institutions in graduating graduates capable of developing their societies.