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Half Million Pounds Campaign in Cooperation with Al-Borg Laboratories for Analysis

In cooperation with the Egyptian Cure Bank, Al-Borg Laboratories adopts the campaign of half a million pounds, part of the value of each analysis it conducts to contribute to the treatment of a needy during the month of Ramadan Cairo 31 7 2011 – Believing in its responsibility towards society, Al Borg Laboratories sponsors the Egyptian Cure Bank through its participation in the launch of the half million pounds campaign during the holy month of Ramadan. Al-Borg laboratories allocated part of the value of any analysis to donate to the Egyptian Cure Bank to contribute to the treatment of a patient in need, thus becoming the first laboratories in Egypt to participate in contributing to providing treatment to those who are unable to afford it, in cooperation with Al-Shifa Bank, which begins its activities for the first time during the month of Ramadan under the slogan "Together against the disease". Moez El-Shahdi, Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Managing Director of the Egyptian Cure Bank, said: "The sponsorship of the campaign comes within the framework of the social responsibility of the laboratories and its constant endeavor to serve the community. The income of the "Half Million Campaign" is divided into five directions to provide health care and treatment to those who are unable to afford it, the first is "comprehensive health care", which provides an integrated system for treating patients who are unable to afford treatment, and the treatment system includes medical examination service, conducting analyzes, radiology, surgeries, providing prosthetic devices and ensuring treatment, whether frequently or not. The second is "the development and support of private hospitals", through which support is provided to these hospitals to improve the level of services and strengthen their expertise, which is directly reflected on the patient, through which medical devices such as "autoclave, sonar, radiology, etc., are updated, and medical supplies such as operating tools, heart stents, nails, slides and oxygen tubes, in addition to developing health units in villages and ambulances and supporting doctors' wages. The third "prevention is better than cure" is concerned with identifying and combating the causes of the spread of various diseases to reduce their negative impact on society, such as the "C" virus, through which, for example, modern sterilization devices "autoclave" are provided to dental clinics (which is one of the main causes of the spread of this disease) as well as private hospitals that serve large numbers of this target group, in addition to the training courses organized in hospitals to educate their employees, the public of patients and their companions about the causes of the spread of diseases and ways to prevent them. While the fourth "urgent medical relief" aims to quickly provide medical care to those affected in emergency situations such as natural disasters, accidents and others. Finally, the fifth program "Inventory of the spread of diseases in Egypt", which aims to limit the spread of diseases in Egypt and the number of people infected with each disease, analyze these statistics to find out the most places and age stages among which these diseases are spread, study these statistics and data and compare them with global ratios and indicators, search for environmental or behavioral causes to combat and eliminate them, identify priorities and optimal programs to achieve this purpose, direct resources and focus energies to achieve the mission of the Egyptian Healing Bank as soon as possible.