The supreme council of universities agreed
on its session on Saturday 22/4/2017 to establish an institution for discovery
and development of drugs at Kafrelsheikh University to enhance the research
abilities and pay attention to applied scientific research especially which
affect the human health and community to participate in the integration of the
university with the productive and service sectors in the local and international
community.
As well, the president Prof Dr Maged el
Kemary mentions that this institutions is the first applied research
institution in the field of discovery and development of medicine in Arab
Republic of Egypt and also the first institution in Arab region and South
Africa region which puts Egypt in the forefront of countries interested in this
vital area which contributes effectively not only in the field of public
health, but also in economic development of these countries as well as reduce
the gap between Egypt and developed world in the field of drug discovery and
development.
He adds that the field of drug discovery is
one of the promising fields for which major countries are pumping of dollars.
The fervent race in the field of drug researches explains that this science
will provide a new arrangement for nations in the ladder of progress for future
decades and determine the most important differences among developed countries
and the development of drugs means that one should get information about its
sucking, distribution, the appropriate dose, the most appropriate way to take
the drug, side effects, how to interact with others and its effectiveness
compared to similar drugs.