Geographic Area:

City of Alexandria

Area of Development:

Social and human development

Sector:

Health

Executive body:

DGCS (direct management)

Institutional counterpart:

Medical Research Institute – University of Alexandria (Egypt)

Other Funding Parties:

-

Beneficiaries:

Health care personnel; local communities

Period of implementation:

1997 - 2000

Amount and nature of the funds:

Bilateral channel. 13,607,100 Euro [grant]

Type of intervention:

Technical assistance, training, supply of durable goods, capacity building, building constructions

Objective:

Promotion of health and of scientific awareness in the sector of parasitic and tropical infections in Egypt

Description of the intervention:

Concerning the infrastructure of the project, the building designated to host the center for research and diagnosis has already been built. The training of researchers and technical personnel has been started through training activities in Italy and in Egypt.

The research has focused on the study of pathologies and important therapeutic and thematic approaches to the study of parasitic and tropical infections in Egypt.