Cairo witnessed the launch of the first professional diploma in Egypt and the Middle East for cerebral catheterization (NEVID), in a step that marks the beginning of a new era in specialized medical education. This came during a grand ceremony held yesterday, Sunday, at the Continuing Medical Education Center at Al-Matariya Teaching Hospital, under the patronage of Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health and Population.
The ceremony was attended by Dr. Mohamed Mostafa Abdel Ghaffar, President of the Hospitals and Educational Institutes Authority, Dr. Mohamed Latif, CEO of the Egyptian Health Council, and Dr. Osama Abdel Hay, President of the Egyptian Medical Syndicate.
Preparing a generation specialized in brain and nerve surgery
Dr. Ahmed Al-Basyouni, Professor of Cerebral Catheterization at Ain Shams University and Director of the Diploma Program, stated that “The time has come for Egypt to have a specialized scientific arm that produces a new generation of doctors capable of facing the challenges of strokes and cerebrovascular diseases with the latest non-surgical interventional techniques.”
He emphasized that the diploma program is the culmination of institutional cooperation between the Educational Hospitals Authority, the Egyptian Health Council, the General Union of Doctors, and a number of leading specialists, in line with the state’s policy of raising national competencies and preparing a generation of doctors capable of saving lives in a matter of minutes.
Thanks and appreciation to the supporters
El-Bassiouni praised the political leadership and the Ministry of Health for their support of this unique program, and expressed his special thanks to Dr. Mohamed Mostafa Abdel Ghaffar for his unlimited support for the program’s success since it was just an idea, and to Dr. Mohamed Latif for his continuous support for the development of the educational process and the training of doctors.
It is worth noting that the NEVID diploma is the first of its kind in the region and lasts for two full academic years.
