Children’s Cancer Hospital Egypt 57357 received a visit from a delegation from EgyptAir, and a number of Egyptian, Arab and African airlines, to support children in their treatment journey and their steadfastness in the face of cancer. For the first time, the 57357 Hospital Foundation organized a celebration under the slogan “Aviation brings together goodness.” ;, on the occasion of World Civil Aviation Day.
The day, which was coordinated by the Tourism Sector Department at the 57357 Foundation, began with a tour of the airlines, inside the hospital departments, and the distribution of gifts to the children. The majority of them came to celebrate for the first time the event, the first edition of which was being held in the hospital, raising the slogan of social responsibility towards children with cancer, and they learned all the details. About the service, and opening the door to new partnerships with the aviation and tourism sector, to support the continuation of the service and provide it free of charge to sick children in the hospital.
In the hospital theater, everyone stood to salute the Republican anthem, then the 57357 Children’s Choir performed, and the celebration showed a documentary film, about the history of the partnership between the hospital and EgyptAir, including the children’s journey inside the hospital, the methods of their treatment, and the pillars on which this medical edifice depends throughout the journey, whether treatment or Psychological support, art therapy, etc.
The documentary also showed examples of children who were cured and achieved their dreams, whether at the academic or practical level. It also dealt with the relationship between the patient and the medical team dealing with him, whether the doctor or the nurse, and that the hospital believes that the life of one child is priceless, and therefore relies on scientific research. It uses modern examination techniques to increase the accuracy of diagnosis and apply the best international protocols. Therefore, cooperation is carried out with the largest international universities, institutions and research centres, to strive towards development, apply the highest quality in the field of health care, and put science into practice. Application.
The documentary presentation also included complete information about infection control, as well as medical laboratories, which obtained the highest international certificate of quality twice, whether in clinical laboratories or surgical pathology.
The presentation also included information about the emergency department, which receives 70 hospital patients daily, which is a very large number in the emergency room of a hospital specializing in children’s cancer, which required increasing the capacity of the emergency department, to accommodate and deal with all cases, as more than 36 A thousand cases are followed up by the hospital, subject to an emergency at any moment.
Dr. said. Hoda Abdel Aziz, educational curriculum consultant, presenter of the ceremony, said that EgyptAir is an essential partner of the hospital, in supporting children and transferring knowledge.
Noting that the hospital, since its opening on July 7, 2007, has been fulfilling the dreams of recovery for thousands of children, by providing treatment and service of the highest quality and efficiency, free of charge, based on science, education, scientific research, and the latest medical devices, and through During that period, EgyptAir contributed to supporting the transportation of international experts, sponsoring medical conferences, and facilitating scientific exchange programs, which helped raise the efficiency of workers and develop the level of health care in the hospital, with the aim of realizing the dream and bringing children to safety.
Ahmed Abdel Moneim, Director of Public Relations at Hospital 57357, said on behalf of Dr. Sherif Abul Naga, CEO of 57357 Group and General Manager of the Hospital, said that this large edifice has raised the rate of recovery from cancer in Egypt from 10 to 71%, while the global rate currently reaches 83%, and the hospital has increased its capacity from 179 in 2007 to 300 beds. Currently, outpatient clinics receive up to 600 cases per day, and the average patient takes two or three years of treatment, two years of follow-up, and 18,000 are followed up. Currently sick, they are receiving all their treatment free of charge.
He said that the average cost of treating one patient, according to the June 2024 report, amounts to 1.4 million pounds, which is a major challenge facing the hospital, especially in light of the difficult global economic conditions. The hospital receives new pediatric patients every morning, and students complete their education inside. The hospital is for cases confined to internal wards, through a public school where children receive their education inside the building.
He pointed out that Cyber Knife treatment is very important in targeting only cancer cells in the body, and avoids the negatives of traditional radiotherapy, which affects some healthy cells as well as the infected ones. The hospital provided this device at a cost of 180 million pounds, and it was operated using special technologies inside a separate building, and it receives Children 57357 Free treatment in only 5 sessions eliminates the disease, and at an economical cost for outpatients, as it is one of the hospital’s resources.
The emergency department is also currently being developed, and will open in the coming period, as well as increasing the bed capacity of the marrow transplant unit, three times the previous capacity, which was only 9 beds, to rise to 27 beds, as marrow transplantation is the last hope for a large number of patients towards Healing.
At the end of the day, a group photo was taken of the delegation of companies attending with the officials of 57357, and the company representatives expressed their cooperation and their readiness to activate the role of social responsibility towards the hospital and to support children in all ways in the coming periods, given the progress and development they saw in the medical service, and what they saw. From the efforts made towards “a childhood without cancer”.
