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“57357/ Dana Farber Boston Children’s Cancer & Blood disorders Center (DFBC) pediatric oncology fellowship program is running well on track” “The 57357/DFBC joint pediatric oncology fellowship program is running well on track,” reveals to me Dr. Mark Kieran on the last day (March 6, 2015) of his recent visit to 57357. As director of Pediatric Neuro–Oncology, […]

“I cannot believe that Manzy is walking, talking, seeing everything around him”, said his father in gratitude to our staff. “I’m almost wishing to go home now, but of course I can’t, he must complete his treatment”, he continued. Manzy is a four year old boy from Rwanda who was urgently flown in to 57357 […]

CAIRO, 19th December, 2014 (WAM) — A group of 20 students from the Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Language School in Nasr City, Cairo, paid a visit on Thursday to the Children’s Cancer Hospital 57357 (CCHE 57357). The students wore t-shirts that carried a message of thanks to H.H. Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the […]

It’s December 2014. I stumble upon Bula on my visit to the hospital. I catch him while he was sending a text message from his phone to donate to 57357. I am intrigued. A few months earlier, 12 year old Bula from Menouf in Menoufiya felt dizzy. He had a fever, low sugar levels, a […]

Mariam is improving and spending Christmas with her family in Menia Mariam is a 3 and a half year old girl from the Upper Egypt province of Menia. She was just about to leave the Hospital with her mother when I met her at the day-care area after she had received a shot in the […]

In appreciation and honor of volunteers from 12 different associations, NGOs and institutions , 57357 hosted and organized the closing celebration of UN’s “ International Volunteering Week in Egypt “ at the Hospital auditorium last Friday, Dec.12, 2014.  Attending the celebration, which lasted from 1 pm to 3pm, were a delegation from the UN , […]

Port said Governor joins the team in visiting El Nil School Because Hospital 57357 is committed to safeguarding the wellness of Egypt’s children both the sick and the healthy, it is engaged in raising awareness about cancer causes and prevention through widespread comprehensive media campaigns . As such a multidisciplinary Hospital team was assigned to […]

“Hospital 57357 is my second home. Today I walk around it with a different feeling. I am no more a patient receiving treatment or on a routine follow-up visit. Today, I am a visitor within a group of classmates who are proud of the level of technological advancement they have seen within its walls. Now I realize how much effort was exerted so that I would be provided with the latest and best quality treatment, care, and strict follow-up “

On Friday morning December 5th, 2014, one of the most important charitable events in the Arab world, the Zayed  Marathon, kicked off for the first time in Cairo in favor of Hospital 57357 at the Air Defense Stadium, concomitantly with The Emirates’ celebration of its 43rd National Day. Under the patronage of the supportive state […]

57357’s new staff learning and development program was launched on January 20, 2014. Through this program, some 2000 workers and healthcare professionals of three 57357 affiliated institutions CCHE, CCHF, and AFNCI will be receiving benchmark practical academic knowledge via the blended and targeted training approach. This will result in improved delivery of healthcare services, new […]

It is customary at 57357 to revive the memory of the October War Victory and honor its heroes. But this year, this  day was no ordinary one, for we were celebrating two occasions: the 41ST anniversary of the October war victory and the advent of Eid El Adha. The 57357 foundation organized a special celebration […]

I met Abdel Rahman at the dentist clinic at 57357. There are three dentist clinics at the Hospital to cater to one of the most typical side effects of the chemotherapy treatment:  the development of teeth and gums problems. What mostly attracted my attention is the fact that Abdel Rahman was at ease and relaxed […]

Why would the Vice President of a world renowned health informatics solutions company , fully dressed in a dark suit agree to get a bucket of water dumped on his head, then proceed to jump into a pool shouting: Donate to 57357? The answer to this question lies in the special relationship between Cerner and […]

In anticipation of the 6th of October celebrations, on Sept. 25, 2014, Hospital 57357 organized a visit to the new Suez Canal project for 50 of its recovered patients and a number of foundations and hospital staff and management.  Taking part in the trip were war veterans, Major General Tolba Radwan, the famous “Tabet El Shagara” […]

The first time I laid my eyes on her was in the ground floor play room of the out-patient clinics. Her mother had stretched her on her tummy on a table near the door, away from the other children. Maryam, a three year old girl with a frail little body, was busy building a tower […]

Without the firm belief of U.S. based ECN’s visionary supporters in the worthiness and inevitability of 57357’s future expansion project, the choice of RTKL, the renowned global architectural firm carrying out 57357’s future expansion design, would not have been possible. Indeed, 57357’s donors in the U.S. who are mostly Egyptian American immigrants and who continue […]

I met them in the play room near the out-patient clinics. At first it was his mother’s beautiful smile that drew my attention. She was sitting in one corner of the play room waiting patiently as her seven year old was completely absorbed in a computer game with four of his peers. I asked her […]

 Beit El Eila pays a special visit to 57357. Under the patronage of El Azhar Sheikh, and The Coptic Orthodox PopeTawadros, more than 60 Christian and Muslim religious leaders, members of Beit El Eila (the Family Home) visited for the first time 57357’s children with cancer on Sept. 2, 2014. The large group gathered first […]

Carmen’s Mother reveals: they assured me that 57357 is applying the latest world treatment protocols, as such I decided to treat her there and make a donation to the Hospital. I say to every mum of a sick child on the start of the treatment journey: Thank God for the existence of Hospital 57357 in […]

Amazon is the #1 shopping website in America. It is now possible to shop Amazon, and at the same time, help the children in the Hospital 57357. Any purchase you make on Amazon, ECN will receive .05% of that purchase.

CCHE 57357 takes pride in being a change agent and an agile, responsive, and learning organization in constant quest for excellence. For every new challenge, we stop to analyze situations and draw insights and conclusions. In the process, we are redefining our strategic choices and our vision, aligning our course of action to meet the […]

“I was impressed by what I have seen in all the different Hospital sections; Egypt will continue being strong as long as it undertakes good projects similar to 57357” “I would like to thank all Egyptians abroad and Egypt Cancer Network (ECN)for their support to 57357, and ask all of the Egyptians to stand together […]

Mrs. Maxine Shaw is from England and has been living and working in Sharm el Sheikh for 17 years, as she is fond of Egypt . She now considers herself to be an Egyptian as she is doing many charitable works in many areas for her adopted country . Moved by the loss of her […]

Demonstrating a wonderful solidarity with Hospital 57357’s kids with cancer,  a U.S. local women’s group calling themselves “Sow Many Blessings”, whose members are cancer survivors, crochet special hand-made gifts of love for57357’s kids with cancer in the form of colorful hats. This local group is part of a larger nationwide North American group called “Crochet […]

Start of  Construction of the new complex, expected in 2014, is to boost job opportunities and economic activity. On the third week of May 18-21, 2014, a delegation from RTKL, the global architecture firm carrying out the design of 57357’s expansion, was again at the Hospital premises for another fine tuning of information and data […]