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In 2007, he was the first patient admitted to the Hospital and in 2016 he became one of its staff Sherif “At 57357 I learned to dream big and to make my dreams come true” “Before I was diagnosed with cancer my dream was to become a chef but after my recovery I started to […]

Elkomi to Hospital Staff and Children “you are real life heroes and fighters…I invite all Egyptians to support our children at 57357” “My message to the Egyptian youth is that our love to Egypt entails hard work and sacrifices, not just slogans on Facebook” Our Children at Hospital 57357- Tanta enjoyed spending a joyful day […]

Remember Tarek, the 57357 Tanta branch patient whose smile and high spirits were performing miracles. Tarek is from Banha. His father is an engineer and his mother a school teacher. He is 10 years old and has three siblings Tarek has a brain tumor and was admitted in 57357 a year ago in July. He […]

The mammography equipment was upgraded from analogue to digital technology. It is noteworthy that 57357 is presently endowed with a complete up to date breast cancer detection unit with the latest ultra-sound and bone-density equipment.  Besides being a source of revenue for the Hospital, the unit’s service surplus is enabling the Hospital to service the […]

Hospital 57357 CEO: “We fully support your Initiative and the Egyptian youth … Egyptians built 57357 with their donations and now you are going on towards making a real change in the society.” Yesterday, Friday, July 22, 2016, the “Training Conference of Cairo Boot Camp Advocacy – (NCD free) Innovation Leadership” was launched at Hospital […]

This new procedure is an initiative by the Clinical pharmacy’s drug information center in collaboration with the Anesthesia department. It involves the local anesthetization of the area through rapid cooling using atomizers or ice blocks. This procedure ensures a more rapid and painless intervention than in previous traditional methods for cannula insertion or sample drawing. […]

Raising Awareness levels of 57357’s nursing team according to world quality standards Our aim is the provision of world quality standards of healthcare services in order to raise our average cure rates and overcome the cancer disease. That is why we have to be watching closely and following up on our patient from the moment […]

A message received through our Facebook page from one of the patients’ mothers: “I faced a difficult situation as it was problematic to draw blood from my son to make lab tests before the operation. I ran into Amo farhan accidently and shared my problem with him. He calmed me down and accompanied my child […]

The President Of Egypt Cancer Network 57357 USA on US News / castle Connelly Pick for Top Doctors In America 2016!… EGYPTIAN AND PROUD  

The Minster of Social Solidarity Lays the Foundation Stone of 57357’s Health Sciences Campus The campus includes an advanced research center and the first proton therapy facility in The Middle East. At Hospital 57357, our ambition has no limits… we do not just dream, but we act to make our dreams come true. That is […]

As we celebrate the advent of Eid El Fetr, we remember our families and friends back home in our beloved Egypt and in the MENA region. We are thankful to ECN and its different chapters spread throughout the U.S., for creating a solid and compassionate channel of communication between Egypt and the U.S. , enabling […]

Hospital 57357’s top management is concerned with succession and training possibilities for the next generation of professionals who will ensure the successful continuation of Hospital 57357. Concomitantly, ECN board members are also eager to rally the younger generation of Egyptian Americans around the Hospital. During a recent fundraiser in Southern California , the President of […]

The little Rwandan 4 year old boy arrived at 57357 on the 12th of October 2014 with his vision impaired because of a severe eye infection , one of his legs swollen, his body covered with white patches and bleeding from different parts of the body. He was assigned to pediatric oncologist consultant Dr. Sonia […]

His monthly donation and those of a number of his friends were the seed money that developed into the establishment of 57357. This donation or Sadaka to 57357 is kept on-going even after his passing. The Eminent Sheikh will never be forgotten. His picture is forever engraved in our hearts. “If you come across a […]

13 new recruits start their orientation within a carefully tailored training program around 57357’s values and culture It was about time to have our own 57357 pediatric oncology residency program. Armed with our polished experience in the 57357 training academy based joint 57357/ Dana Farber Boston Children’s fellowship program, a team headed by Dr. Emad […]

At 57357, we started Working on a New Dream to Make it Come True New Expansions to Receive More Children and Help them Beat Cancer We are pleased to announce that we have signed the Agreement of the Implementation of the First Phase of the Expansion and Development of the Children’s Cancer Hospital Egypt 57357 […]

I met Farah in the lobby of the Hospital. A frail little adolescent girl who seems to be a fan of matching the color of her clothes to that of her costume jewelry. Farah is a very mature, assertive, humorous, and determined young girl who is accurate and precise when detailing her experience with cancer. […]

Over the past year, ECN at Virginia Commonwealth University has set out on a mission to help support the children in the 57357 Children’s Cancer Hospital of Cairo. ECN at VCU is a non-profit student organization that has worked closely with ECN USA to help involve college students in the worldwide fight against cancer. Although […]

This year, Ramadan is bringing along the birth of a new chapter in the Bay area, new expectations, and bigger challenges for ECN in the U.S. On May 8th, 2016, the nascent ECN San Francisco chapter held its first fundraising dinner with over 150 attendees, members of the Egyptian community in the Bay Area, Northern […]

I have been to many hospitals around the world and this is one of the best experiences I have had Yesterday we received the visit of the special assistant to the mayor of Houston, Texas, U.S, Mr. Matthew Shailer. Few years back, Shailer had attended a fundraiser in favor of Hospital 57357 organized by Egypt […]

Egyptian who works in The Emirates. Mina left his heart in Egypt; that is why he is always present in any Egypt-related event to offer moral and material support. For instance, the charitable and kind-hearted Mina never fails to stand by the Hospital and its children with cancer. On the occasion of the Al Ahly […]

Children are the same everywhere, they want to laugh, play, and dream of a bright future. To safeguard our children’s basic rights, our duty as citizens of the world is to support each other and those who take care of them with care and love as in Hospital 57357 ‘Touching’ and ‘compassionate’; these are the […]

Arabian Construction Co. as Contractor, and Shaker Consultancy group as local consultant prepare for site mobilization of the administrative and outpatient buildings   Both Contractor and local Consultant were part of the dream Team that built Hospital 57357 At last, the incredible dream of increasing the capacity and programs of Hospital 57357 and turning it […]

Up-coming support from the company to 57357 in the areas of research and expansion projects Hospital 57357 welcomed a Samsung Electronics Egypt delegation headed by Eng. Sherif Barakat, VP of the company, and Ms Ragia Samir, Head of marketing. They were received by the Hospital CEO who accompanied them on their tour of the premises. […]

The Hospital Lab receives a donation of the latest  technology flow cytometry equipment, one of the tools of identifying Minimum Residual Disease. The new 10 color technology secures maximum precision and accuracy in identifying residual cancer cells and as well it detects all the different kinds of modifications of these cancer cells.   Minimal residual disease (MRD) is the […]