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Medical analysis unit for the prevention and treatment of occupational diseases

2025-05-12

Unit objectives:

 Establish a medical center specializing in industrial medicine to serve Egyptian workers by protecting and treating them from occupational diseases.

 Holding scientific seminars and scientific conferences.

 Conducting medical analyzes and accurate examinations to discover and diagnose the occupational diseases that they are exposed to by virtue of their work and protect them from their dangers.

 Training a generation of specialized graduates in this branch of the college, in addition to training delegates from other bodies and universities.

 Contribute to the research required for masters and doctoral theses in the field of industrial medicine.

 Publish the researches resulting from analyzes, examinations and disease diagnosis to prevent and protect society.

 Conducting the necessary statistical analyzes for all types of research.

 Conducting some specialized analyzes for people with special needs.

 Measuring respiratory functions and determining the percentage of disability for factory workers.

Unit achievements:

Training courses

 Courses basics of scientific research

 Basics of Scientific Research Course (2014-2016)

Agreements and protocols

 Cooperation with the health insurance, Cairo branch.

Productivity

 Conducting analyzes: lead in blood - manganese in blood - cadmium with blood zinc with ceramics - copper with serum - copper hair - cadmium - clinical examination number of beneficiaries 910

 Establishing a medical center specialized in industrial medicine to treat Egyptian workers and protect them from occupational diseases.

 

Other Activities:
 

The clinic performs the following activities: - Medical examinations of workers in professions exposed to occupational hazards, either through health insurance or through contracts with various entities. It assesses workers' conditions and provides advice and recommendations to reduce pollution in various workplaces.

Medical Analysis Laboratory: This laboratory measures the levels of various metals or their decomposition products in biological samples (blood lead, blood manganese, blood copper, blood cadmium, and serum zinc), as well as other various metals. The laboratory features an atomic absorption spectrometer, which is used by specialized professors.

The laboratory also has all the equipment to store various samples. The laboratory receives cases from various entities, both individuals and institutions. The unit provides special support to researchers.

Statistical Analysis Unit: This unit includes a group of professors specializing in data analysis and performs the following: