Dr. Maya Morsi in Luxor: A new health and educational cooperation to serve the most vulnerable groups

Dr. Maya Morsi in Luxor: a new health and educational cooperation to serve the most vulnerable groups

The most vulnerable groupsare the focus of efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Egypt. In order to enhance the quality of life, expand the scope of social and health services, and also to integrate human needs with institutional progress.

From this standpoint, comes the visit of the Minister of Social Solidarity, Dr. Maya Morsi, to Luxor Governorate, where she inspected the Shefaa El Orman Hospital and visited higher education institutions in the governorate. Following up on efforts to raise the level of medical and educational services in Upper Egypt.

In this context,The Earth Guards Foundationcomes to highlight the importance of integrating sustainability into all aspects of social and health work, stressing that visits such as the visit of the Minister of Social Solidarity to Luxor represent a practical model for activating these principles, through developing university hospitals, supporting higher education, and empowering youth and the most vulnerable groups; So keep reading.

First categories in health care

Within the efforts of the Ministry of Social Solidarity to expand the umbrella of social protection and improve the quality of life for citizens; Dr. Maya Morsi, “Minister of Social Solidarity,” – during her visit to Luxor Governorate – signed a memorandum of understanding with the Shefaa El Orman Foundation. With the aim of enhancing cooperation in providing medical and therapeutic services to the most vulnerable groups in Upper Egypt.
The agreement includes supporting efforts to develop Shifa Al-Orman Hospital for the treatment ofcancer, and expanding the scope of free services provided to patients, all within the framework of integration between state institutions and civil society to achieve health justice.

Inspection of Shifa Al-Orman Hospital

After the signing, the Minister inspected the hospital’s various departments, viewed the modern medical equipment used in treatment, and praised the role of Shifa Al-Orman Hospital in providing integrated treatment services, free of charge, to thousands of patients from the governorates of Upper Egypt.

There, Dr. Maya Morsi confirmed that the hospital represents a role model in partnership between the state and civil society, and contributes to achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially with regard to providing comprehensive health care and reducing poverty related to treatment costs.

Luxor National University

In the context of the visit, Dr. Maya Morsi went to Luxor National University, where she inspected a number of educational and service facilities, and praised the development the university is witnessing in infrastructure and new academic specializations that meet the needs of the labor market.

During the meeting, the Minister of Social Solidarity announced the delivery of a Braille printer to the university, as part of the Ministry’s initiative to integrate and empower students with visual disabilities in educational institutions, stressing that inclusive education (which is education that allows people with special needs to learn with their peers in regular classes to enhance understanding and prepare them for practical life) represents one of the pillars of integrated social protection implemented by the state.

Scholarships and youth support initiatives

The Minister also discussed, during her visit to Luxor National University, joint cooperation programs in the areas of community development, as she confirmed the Ministry’s continued provision of scholarships to children of families benefiting from the “Solidarity and Dignity” programs. Believing in the importance of investing in education as one of the most important tools for getting out of poverty.

Then Dr. Maya Morsi indicated that the Ministry of Social Solidarity is working to link education to the labor market, through vocational training and entrepreneurship programs for youth; As a contribution from the Ministry to creating real job opportunities and achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Upper Egypt.

Comprehensive solidarity for human development

With this visit, the Ministry of Social Solidarity, led by Dr. Maya Morsi, establishes an integration between the dimensions of sustainable development socially, economically and environmentally, which enhances – in one way or another – social justice and supports the most vulnerable groups.

This is because the Ministry of Social Solidarity – through its extended partnerships with civil society institutions and the academic sector – continues to build an integrated Egyptian model for sustainable development, a model based on human empowerment in education, work and health, as a strong foundation in building a more comprehensive and equitable sustainable future.

From the perspective ofThe Earth Guards Foundation, these national efforts and development initiatives are an advanced model for investing in people, and a step to refine societal capabilities, by supporting the most vulnerable groups, promoting health prevention, and empowering youth through university education and vocational training.

Therefore,The Foundation believes that the systematic integration of the educational, medical and social sectors is a pivotal step to building a sustainable society capable of facing the challenges of the future, while ensuring a better quality of life for future generations in Upper Egypt and all of Egypt.