Human Rights Day in SSS Style

Last 10th of Dec. 08, the world celebrated 60 years of the issuing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).
The SSS LOCH Hagar Fakhry, who’s responsible for Humanitarian projects at SSS Cairo joined the international celebration by recruiting me, Ahmed Zidan, and Ahmed Az-Zayat to lecture about the declaration which took place at the SSS office on 27th of Dec. 08.
The session took us 2 hours to entertain more than 20 members with a combination of philosophical, historical, and cultural backgrounds of both Individual Rights and Human Rights.
I’ve started the session with a brief introduction to Individual Rights, and then a historical introduction to UDHR, then Zayat clutched the gear to explore deeply within the Declaration articles and controversial aspects, afterwards, and to evaluate the members’ understanding to the session, Zayat finished the day in style, when he initiated the Ship Game, and then Sarah, another member who downloaded some materials for the session, collected an evaluation questionnaire about the UDHR.
The members knew it all; the session were fully saturated.

Hepatitis National Campaign

It was done under the supervision of the Ministry of Health, USAID, CHL. It targeted university students either medical or non medical and aimed at raising the awareness of viral hepatitis (B &C).That was done through direct awareness in Cairo University and offering low prices vaccination for high risk groups as medical and nursing schools.
We distributed about 6000 flyers and 100 posters. In addition 2700 students took the 1st dose of HBV & 2000 took the 2nd one; two seminars were organized ,one in our faculty & the speaker was Prof. Dr Maysa Rizk &the other was in faculty of political sciences & economy and was given by Prof. Dr. Ayman Aamer. A sport event was also organized in form of a football match.

World Diabetes Day in Style

WDD is celebrated worldwide by over 200 member associations of the International Diabetes Federation in more than 160 countries.
This year the SSS proudly shared in celebrating the World Diabetes Day. The day was organized in one of the most important and prestigious clubs in Cairo, Al Ahly Club in Al-Gazirah.
Direct awareness to the Club members about the disease, its complications and prevention was carried out by our members. In addition to that, measuring the blood glucose levels and blood pressure was done free of charge. Came next, a marathon was organized in the club's football track to emphasis on the importance of physical activity and physical exercises as a prevention to the different complications of the disease. The marathon was joined by many of the club members particularly children, which emphasised on the campaign's theme 'No child should die of diabetes' At the end of the day, Saleh Selim monument was lighted by the blue light, as one of the 930 iconic monuments worldwide that were chosen to light and mark the World Diabetes Day.

Nosocomial Infection Campaign

It aims at raising the awareness about hospital infection among nursing students mainly by giving them sessions about infection control, then the main part of the project which is based on conducting two research competitions about the same topic between nursing students &medical students .these competition are national between 11 medical &nursing school. &it will end in a conference to honour the winners.
We are currently receiving the researches in order to submit it to the national competition.

Our Annual Pilgrimage to Cancer Children Hospital

Following SCOCH's annual trait of visiting the 57357 Cancer Children Hospital. Hagar's SCOCH cruised to the hospital last Wednesday 28th of Dec. 08, with Mohamed Samy, and for the second successive year, the project co-ordinator, where the members given medical tours in laboratories, pharmacies and different departments including the Radiology department. Specialists gave lectures about cancer, statistics in Egypt and the state of children with cancer.
The members visited patients, including out and in patients.

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

On Dec. 13th 08, the world celebrate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, SSS members took part in organizing a day for children with mental and physical disabilities. The day included a puppet show, a DJ, a magician, clowns and activities and games like musical chairs and sac races. Also, free food, pullovers and blankets were distributed among the children.

World AIDS Day Celebrations

It’s concerned with raising the awareness on modes of transmission and correcting misconceptions, how to support PLHIV (people who is living with HIV) and fighting stigma & discrimination. This celebration is held on both national & local levels.

Nationally;
a) Sharing in the national conference held by IFMSA-Egypt under the patronage of ministry of higher education & UNAIDS on enhancing medical education related to HIV in Alexandria December 18th.
b) Sharing in sailing the Nile campaign (national campaign targeting mdgs): tunnel event & closing ceremony November-Decemeber 08.
c) UNICEF certified peer education training on raising awareness on HIV/AIDS.

Locally;
a) Awareness campaigns targeting medical students , non medical students in Cairo University, public in hyper1 , Carrefour, Ahly club & Mubarak public libraryb) Seminars targeting non medical students & public in Cairo university & Mubarak public library.
b) Workshops in Mubarak public library.

SSS Medical Fourth Issue

November 2008 was the date of the SSS big editorial event which is the release of the
4th issue of the SSS scientific magazine ‘’SSS medical’’.
It was about liver diseases & hepatitis viruses especially viruses B&C. We chose November to release it as SSS was participating in organising of the Egyptian Liver diseases forum.