closing of Technologies for prosthetics orthotics and mobility aids 2nd forum
The activities of the second session of the annual international forum for postgraduate students abroad were concluded under the title Prosthetic limb technologies, orthotics, and movement aids which continued for two days under the auspices of the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, the Academy of Scientific Research, and the Electronics Research Institute. The activities began with a speech by Dr. Sherine Abdel Qader. Muharram, Chairman of the Forum, thanked the forums sponsors and attendees. She also pointed out that Egypt is witnessing remarkable progress in the field of supporting and empowering people with disabilities, and that the forum aims to combine academic expertise with manufacturing and international expertise in order to prepare specialized technical cadres to meet the needs of society in that field.Major General Mohamed Ali Metwally, Deputy Director of the Technical Research and Development Department of the Armed Forces, also gave a speech in which he stressed the importance of the forum and its role, in light of the Egyptian state’s interest in promoting local technologies for prosthetic limbs, orthotics, and movement aids. Major General Doctor Eid Mahmoud Al-Taweel, Advisor to the Minister of Defense for Education, stressed Medical and prosthetic devices stressed the keenness of the General Command of the Armed Forces to cooperate with all concerned parties to provide all facilities for people with special abilities, stressing the importance of the forum’s topic and the efforts made by the state in this field. In his speech, Dr. Mahmoud Saqr, President of the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, praised the success of the forum, Emphasizing the state’s interest in establishing an integrated system of high-level medical services for citizens with mobility disabilities on a sound scientific basis. The current session of the forum included 22 lectures, including lectures by a number of international and local companies and 17 lectures by researchers from various countries. More than 500 researchers on The world, and researchers from various universities participated from inside Egypt.The forum shed light on the challenges facing the field of prosthetic devices and mobility aids and how to overcome them. The forum concluded with many recommendations aimed at supporting the system of prosthetic limbs, orthotics and mobility aids.
