Today, Saturday, the Ministry of Health and Population launched the sixth edition of the annual scientific conference for the central laboratories, which is held over two days, with the participation of a group of experts to discuss the latest health developments and exchange scientific expertise, under the slogan « The One Health Approach.
Dr. Amr Kandil, Deputy Minister of Health and Population, began his speech during the opening of the conference, by thanking Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar for his sponsorship of the conference, and to all workers in the medical sector. Preventive and human cadres working in the central laboratories, for their efforts to make the health system a success.
The Deputy Minister of Health said that the central administration of laboratories is considered a first reference in medical and environmental analyses, praising their obtaining international accreditations and implementing internationally accredited analyses, Including coronavirus and hepatic virus tests and participating in national initiatives such as breast cancer diagnosis, reviewing the latest implementation developments in the new building for the central laboratories in Badr City, the construction of which comes within the framework of achieving the “Egypt 2030” vision.
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Dr. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the official spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Population, added that the Deputy Minister stressed the necessity of cooperation between health and research institutions to respond to health challenges, with a focus on innovation and adopting modern technology to strengthen the health system in Egypt, which contributes to strengthening cooperation between various sectors. To achieve comprehensive and sustainable health, by integrating human, animal, and environmental health.
The official spokesman for the Ministry explained that the Deputy Minister referred during his speech to the new medical tests that were developed in laboratories. Centralization of the Ministry of Health and Population, which includes examinations related to disease vectors, in line with global trends, in accordance with new variables that require arming with the latest modern technology means, stressing the Ministry’s keenness to raise the efficiency of work in the health sector, through advanced training programs that include medical and administrative staff. In laboratories in all governorates of the Republic.
For her part, Dr. Nancy El-Gendy, Head of the Central Administration of Laboratories and President of the Conference, said that the conference is in its sixth edition under the slogan « One Health Approach» Practical application of the vision of the New Republic and the vision of “Egypt 2030” Pointing to the efforts of the Egyptian state in developing the central laboratories system through the central laboratories complex in Badr City, Which will create a qualitative shift in the field of analysis, and enhance the use of artificial intelligence in laboratory services.
In her speech, Dr. Nancy reviewed an overview of what has been accomplished in the central laboratories, which included the presentation The organizational structure for the management of central laboratories, the electronic link system with governorate laboratories, the automation of laboratory licenses, and the electronic payment system.
Dr. Nancy Al-Jundi indicated that the conference includes 7 scientific discussion sessions over two days, covering the areas of (food, water). , viruses, environment, and artificial intelligence), explaining that the most important axis of the conference this year is to consolidate the concept of one health for “humans, animals, plants, and the environment.”
