During his tour of Dakahlia Governorate today, Prime Minister Dr. Moustafa Madbouly, accompanied by Dr. Abdel Aziz Qansouh - Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Acting Minister of Culture, and Major General Tariq Marzouk -Governor of Dakahlia inspected the Neurology and Neurosurgery Center at the Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, which is part of the 3 Medical Centers Project, one of the largest projects to expand the medical infrastructure at the university, within the framework of applying the global leading universities model (TIER1). The visit was attended on behalf of the Arab Contractors Company, which implemented the works, by Eng. Hassan Mustafa – Senior Vice Chairman, Eng. Mohamed Elwy - Board Member, Eng. Mohamed Lashin - Executive Board Member, and Eng. Mohamed Helmy – Manager of North Delta Branch. Dr. Sherif Khater - President of Mansoura University, gave a presentation on the project of the 3 medical centers at Mansoura University, which comes within the framework of the university’s plan to develop the university hospital system, expand specialized medical services, and raise the efficiency of health care, in line with the volume of demand for university hospitals. He added that the 3 medical centers project is one of the projects implemented by the university as part of its direction to be among the universities targeted to apply the global leading universities model (TIER1) during the next three years, which qualifies it to be among the first-class universities globally. The President of Mansoura University explained that the university seeks to benefit from its medical expertise, human and technological capabilities, expand into specialized fields, and increase the capacity of its centers and hospitals, thus providing advanced treatment services to a larger number of patients and enhancing its ability to meet the needs of the people of the Delta and various governorates. He praised the Prime Minister’s follow-up on the university’s development projects, which provide services to about two million patients annually through 14 hospitals and medical centers, noting that these projects represent an important addition to the university’s medical capabilities and contribute to meeting the growing needs for health services in the Delta governorates and various parts of the country. The university president explained during the presentation that the 3 medical centers project includes centers for orthopedics, neurosurgery, and obstetrics and gynecology. Investments have reached approximately LE 920 million to date, and the targeted capacity is 750 beds upon completion of all phases. The project has seen significant progress in implementation and operation. The neurosurgery center is now fully operational and is currently being inspected. Operational preparations have been completed at the obstetrics and gynecology center, and operational testing has begun at the orthopedics center. The project aims to serve a population of nearly 20 million citizens in Delta governorates. During the inspection tour of the Neurology and Neurosurgery Center, the Prime Minister listened to a detailed explanation from Dr. Wael Zakaria - Director of the 3 medical centers at Mansoura University, who stated that the first phase of the 3 medical centers project had been successfully implemented, and the second phase was opened in July 2026; noting that work is ongoing to complete the third phase of the 3 centers. He explained that the second phase included the operation and equipping of a number of specialized medical departments and units, including internal departments, operating rooms and ICUs, nurseries and natural birthing ward, cerebral catheterization unit, clinical pathology and anatomical pathology laboratories, nervous system physiology unit, and rheumatology and rehabilitation unit. The objectives for this phase included adding 196 inpatient beds, 15 fully equipped operating rooms, 12 intensive care beds, and 33 neonatal incubators. They also included completing the equipping of central laboratories, diagnostic radiology units, cerebral catheterization facilities, and the medical gas system, thus supporting the provision of comprehensive treatment services in specialized fields. The Director of the 3 medical centers noted that the Neurology and Neurosurgery Center has been fully operational, with the transfer of the Neurosurgery Department from the University Hospital. It includes 67 inpatient beds, 5 capsule-system operating rooms, and 13 intensive care beds. Regarding the infrastructure and equipment supporting the operation, Dr. Wael Zakaria confirmed that the project was supported by an integrated system of infrastructure and technical equipment necessary for the sustainability of the operation, most notably: four medical oxygen tanks, each tank with a capacity of 10,000 liters, for a total capacity of 40,000 liters, to provide oxygen supplies to internal departments, operating rooms, intensive care units and nurseries, as well as an ambulance equipped with intensive care equipment, to support the rapid response to critical cases, medical gas, water, sterilization and central services systems, as well as laboratory and radiology equipment and specialized medical units. The Prime Minister inspected the intensive care unit, operating rooms, the cerebral catheterization unit and the diagnostic radiology department at the Center for Neurology and Neurosurgery. He held friendly conversations with patients to check on the quality of medical and therapeutic services provided, and they confirmed that the medical services reached an outstanding level, and they also confirmed their satisfaction with the level of accommodation and cleanliness at the center. Dr. Moustafa Madbouly stated that President Abdel Fattah El Sisi concern for the health of citizens, and the state’s keenness to develop university hospitals and eliminate waiting lists for surgical interventions, motivates the university to continue working on improving its medical services.