In frame of the joint interest between the Drug control Fund, headed by Dr. Nevin El-Kabbaj, Minister of Social Solidarity, and directed by Dr. Amr Othman, Director of the Fund, to protect students from addiction, Dr. Ibrahim Askar, Director of Preventive Programs in the Fund, visited Aswan University and was received by Dr. Ayman Mahmoud Othman Acting President of Aswan University to discuss ways of cooperation between the two parties.
Dr. Ayman Othman, Acting President of Aswan University, stressed that the cooperation between the two parties comes within the framework of implementing a series of initiatives and seminars periodically in each faculty in order to raise awareness of dangers of narcotic substances, as well as how and the importance of participating in all festivals, sports, cultural, social competitions, all student activities and camps organized by the university under The slogan you are stronger than drugs The agreement reached in cooperation with the university to establish an addiction treatment and rehabilitation center to provide hotline service”16023″ free of charge and in complete secrecy to citizens.
Dr. Ayman Othman, Acting President of the University, added that it was agreed to hold a major symposium for university employees to explain the mechanisms of implementing the law on early detection of drug abuse for employees. At the end of the meeting, the two parties exchanged shields of the two institutions in appreciation of the fruitful cooperation.