ECN News

Head of 57357’s radiotherapy department, Dr. Zaghloul: this accreditation which was backed by Egyptian American physician and ECN member, Dr. Sherif Yacoub, stands for the recognition of 57357 as a world prominent radiation oncology treatment center.

    It came to our attention through Dr. Hesham El Seify, President of the Board of ECN U.S., that a prominent Egyptian American Physician by the name of Sonia Yacoubian who has been living for 40 years in Southern California, had approached him to bequeath her inheritance as a trust to Hospital 57357’s children […]

On October 30, 2016 Egypt Cancer Network held a fundraising luncheon which was hosted by Fr. Youannes and Fr. Jacob leaders of Saint Mary’s Coptic Orthodox Church of Saint Paul, Minnesota along with Chapter volunteer Mr. Ramses Sidky. The event was the first ECN event to be held in the state of Minnesota and was […]

” Our children’s schoolbags,  our country’s health”, is the slogan of the schoolbags campaign sponsored by  Egypt Cancer Network (ECN) the Association of Friends of the National Cancer-free Initiative, AFNCI, in its fight for the wellbeing of our school children and  against ignorance and poverty.   Thanks to donors’ Support, ECN and AFNCI plan to distribute up to 100 thousand school […]

Today, the 57357 Foundation and Academy launched an intensive five day TOT (Training of Trainers) infection control course in collaboration with the worldwide renowned North American Association of Professionals for Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC). Through its subsidiary, APIC Consulting Services, Inc., APIC is is providing two North American instructors to give a two module […]

Thanks to donors’ support of the U.S. based Egypt Cancer Network, RTKL, the renowned global architectural firm has already delivered the schematic and core concept design for 57357’s capacity and program expansion project, the Health Sciences Campus. RTKL was responsible for developing a unique patient and family centered design according to best practice for a […]

To all ECN U.S donors, chapter leaders and board members, With the up-coming festivities of the Eid El kebir, we want to Thank you for your constant presence and support all through the year. We are humbled by your compassion and your encouragement. Because of your contributions, this Eid celebration is a special one at […]

Following the U.S. which in 2012 had declared September as the National childhood cancer awareness month, a number of child cancer institutions in other countries such as the UK, Australia and New Zealand have followed the same path. This year, the Children’s cancer Hospital Egypt 57357, largest pediatric cancer healthcare center in the world (300 […]

At the Hospital, they call her the ICU walking miracle. Her name is Irini Hany Fouad. Irini turned 8 this month. She was admitted to Hospital 5 years ago on the 21rst of February 2011 and diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. I wanted to meet the girl who fought fiercely for her life during 43 […]

Yesterday, Hospital 57357 was blessed with the visit of a fine Slovak Republic delegation headed by its Foreign Affairs Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, HE Miroslav Lajcak to deliver in person a generous donation and visit the children. After a warm welcome by the children at the Hospital entrance, the Minister was guided by Dr. […]

  Dr. Ahmed: “Hospital 57357 has reached such a position…..that compels it….out of moral responsibility …to share with the rest of the world its findings I met him in his office as he was mentoring Nihal, a young 57357 research team member on how to write a concept paper to introduce her research project. A […]

Her Mum’s Tears of joy are 57357’s ultimate reward Farida’s treatment journey is crowned with success thanks to God’s grace and our donors’ support. Farida’s recovery is by all standards labeled as miraculous. Farida was born with cancer. In fact lab tests revealed that she had already contracted the disease 2 months before her birth. […]

Hospital 57357 was blessed with the visit of one of its faithful donors and partners since 2009, Magid Al Futtaim /Carrefour. A staff delegation headed by Mr. Fawaz Tayfour, VP Human Capital, Organization, Systems&IT, and Mr. Ahmed Rohayem , Loss Prevention GM, Egypt, seized the opportunity of the delivery of their yearly Ramadan donation to […]

It is not enough to just do charity…. when you donate, you have to give your best to the needy… this is what 57357 is doing: offering the best comprehensive quality care to its patients. The Minister of Awqaf, Dr. Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa was warmly welcomed at the Auditorium by the Hospital’s CEO, Dr. Sherif […]

Churches of all denominations across Egypt, responded in great numbers to the 57357 Foundation initiative to support Hospital 57357 during the month of Ramadan. This initiative, launched intentionally at the start of the holy month by a member of the fundraising team, aimed at inviting the largest number of churches and their congregations to visit […]

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 […]