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Doctor's Day, SEE's Editor Nawar, Others Honored


Tue 19 Mar 2019 | 01:08 PM
Salma Yassin

By Salma Yassin

CAIRO, March 19 (SEE)- Egyptian Doctors' syndicate celebrated yesterday National Doctor's day at Dar Al-Hikma hall by honoring distinct doctors and effective media personalities who had their own fingerprints in developing health system in Egypt. Safaa Nawar, SEE’s editor-in- chief and managing editor at Akhbar Al-Youm, was honored for her distinct role in managing “Week of Healing” medical project affiliated to “Lailat Al-Qader” charitable foundation.

[caption id="attachment_41493" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Honoring Dr. Alia Abdel-Fattah, professor of critical situations[/caption]

The occasion was attended by Head of Egyptian Doctors' Syndicate Dr. Hussein Khairy, other syndicate's members, doctors in many fields, journalists and writers nation-wide.

[caption id="attachment_41460" align="aligncenter" width="501"] Safaa Nawar shaking hands with Dr. Hussein Khairy[/caption]

This project’s budget was set in 1978 and within 3 years it managed to provide free medical services to 1000 patients with a total cost of LE 3,000,000.

[caption id="attachment_41494" align="aligncenter" width="504"] Honoring Dr. Laila Shalaby, cardiovascular diseases' advisory[/caption]

The project managed by Nawar focuses on travelling to all remote governorates, villages and districts throughout the year in order to meet hospitals needs; medicine and medical devices.

It provided free wheelchairs and other medical equipment to disabled persons besides affording costs of surgical operations for the poor.

[caption id="attachment_41467" align="aligncenter" width="504"] Nawar with Safia Amin while submitting wheelchair to disabled person[/caption]

It’s worth mentioning that “Lailat al-Qader” was first established by the Late Founders of Akhbar Al-Youm Media Institution Mustafa Amin and his brother Ali Amin in the mid- 1950s to help marginalized categories in all governorates through fund-raising.

[caption id="attachment_41495" align="aligncenter" width="506"] Honoring Dr. Ghada Zain El Abidin, managing director at Al-Akhbar institution[/caption]

Safia Amin, daughter of Mostafa Amin, is the current foundation’s manager who runs other social, educational and economic projects under the umbrella of "Lailat al-Qader".

The institution receives donations through its account number 0013010550480800011 in National bank of Egypt's branches or at its headquarter in Akhbar Al-Youm building.

[caption id="attachment_41497" align="aligncenter" width="507"] Honoring the Journalist and Writer Sahar Ja'ara[/caption]

It’s remarkable that doctors in Egypt celebrate the National Doctor's day on 18th of March every year to honor doctors who got international awards and profession's martyrs who contributed in relieving patients’ suffering.

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