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Egyptian – French research projects supported by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research (Imhotep -Hubert Curien project)

On Sunday, April 6, 2025, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute organized an advanced and specialized workshop in urological surgery, in collaboration with the Egyptian Urological Association. The event was held under the patronage of Prof. Hassan Abou El-Einen, President of the Association, and Prof. Sherif Mourad, the Association’s Secretary General. It was supervised by Prof. Mohamed Hussein Badawy, Head of the Urology Department at the Institute.

As part of enhancing research and training cooperation between Theodor Bilharz Research Institute (TBRI) and academic and research institutions, TBRI received a delegation from the National Liver Institute at Menoufia University. This visit comes as part of the implementation of the cooperation agreement signed between the two parties last January. The protocol was signed by Prof. Mohamed Shemis, Director of TBRI and Chairman of the Board of Directors, and Prof. Osama Hegazy, Dean of the National Liver Institute and Chairman of its Hospitals' Board of Directors.

Concerning the framework of the directives of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to upgrade the level of health care, and the government keenness to provide the latest treatment methods within hospitals, a biological treatment clinic opened for patients with immune intestinal inflammation at Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, for the first time at the level of research centers in Egypt.

At the conclusion of the annual conference of the Theodore Bilharz Research Institute, held under the patronage of His Excellency Professor Dr. Mohamed Ayman Ashour, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and chaired by Professor Dr. Mohamed Abbas Shamis, Director of the Institute and President of the Conference, a number of distinguished research faculty members and their assistants were honored in various scientific fields. Certificates of appreciation were awarded to different categories in an atmosphere of pride and recognition.