The inauguration was attended by People's Assembly Speaker and Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees - Fathi Sorour, Health Minister - Hatem El-Gabali, Cairo Governor - Abdel-Azim Wazir, President of Cairo University and Hossam Kamel and Ola Ghabour - the Hospital's Secretary.

Mrs Mubarak, who laid the cornerstone of the two units, lauded the efforts exerted on behalf of the relevant hospital's members, civil community and businessmen. Mrs Mubarak said the cyclotron unit, equipped with Egypt's second PT scan device - which uses radioactive isotopes to detect early cancer in patients, will help in reducing side effects caused by chemotherapy and radiotherapy. "It will also help in increasing the percentage of patients overcoming this serious illness," stated Mrs Mubarak.

The bone marrow transplant unit, which held a soft opening in January, is equipped with nine beds with an annual capacity of 80 patients. "Twenty-five patients have successfully undergone bone marrow transplants" explained Mrs Mubarak.

During the inauguration, Mrs Mubarak expressed her happiness with 57357. "I am proud of Egypt Children's Cancer Hospital 57357, a medical edifice in Egypt and the Middle East. It is a symbol of unity and solidarity of all the Egyptians who contributed to its establishment."

Al-Ahram Weekly

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