Benha University is rich with many humanitarian initiatives within Qalyubia Governorate, emphasizing its significant community role towards the region’s residents and its students. Among these initiatives are waiving tuition fees or offering large discounts for orphaned and disabled students, alongside other projects. The latest is the “Touch of Loyalty” initiative to care for the elderly in nursing homes as well as orphans, providing moral, psychological, and medical support to the residents.

Dr. Nasser El-Gezawy, President of Benha University, announced that the Community Service and Environmental Development Sector launched the “Touch of Loyalty” initiative to care for the elderly and orphaned children of both genders, as part of the university’s service and community role. He confirmed that the initiative is part of an ongoing plan to organize humanitarian visits to several elderly care homes in Qalyubia, providing comprehensive health, psychological, and social care for the elderly, embodying the university’s message of community service and reinforcing values of mercy and solidarity.

El-Gezawy emphasized that the initiative sends a message to society about the importance of caring for the elderly and not neglecting their needs, stressing that their care is a shared responsibility among families, civil society, educational and medical institutions. He described the elderly as a treasure of experience and an invaluable human asset, noting that caring for them is not a favor but a deserved loyalty for those who gave selflessly.

The university president also pointed out that the initiative’s role will expand beyond elderly care to include caring for orphaned boys and girls in care homes across the governorate, providing psychological, moral, and medical support, affirming that they are part of the nation and aiming to integrate them into society, highlighting Benha University’s pioneering role in Qalyubia.

Dr. Nermeen Adly, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Medicine for Community Service and Environmental Development, stated that the university organized two comprehensive medical convoys including specialties such as internal medicine, ophthalmology, orthopedics, ENT, and neurosurgery. Cases were examined, free eyeglasses were provided, medication was dispensed, and some cases were referred to Benha University Hospitals for further medical examinations at elderly care homes in Benha and Shubra El-Kheima.

Dr. Nermeen Adly explained that the latest convoy to the elderly care home in Shubra El-Kheima resulted in medical examinations for 103 cases across ENT, dermatology, internal medicine, neurology, and ophthalmology. Treatment was provided free of charge, and some cases were referred to Benha University Hospitals for further tests.