The Gonvenor of El Oued Province announces the official opening of the Medical Annex of the University of El Oued
On September 24, 2023, the Gonvenor of El Oued Province announced the official opening and start of classes at the Medical Annex of the University of El Oued during a joyous ceremony in the large lecture hall Abu Al Qasim Saad Allah.
In his important speech before announcing the official opening of the annex, the Gonvenor of the Province said that “My support for the establishment of the Medical Annex is a duty that I perform in the framework of my work, as I do in all sectors of the province.” He added, praising the great role played by the University Rector in this achievement, “I say frankly that the owner of the idea is Professor Ferahti, who presented us with the idea of the annex project, so we adopted it and supported it and those with him who worked hard to complete the Medical Annex.” The Gonvenor of the Province also noted the role of the President of the Republic in approving the annex project, considering that El Oued Province has always been a model for several achievements due to the energies and capabilities it has. It only needs to be supported and highlighted. He said that the Faculty of Medicine in El Oued will be one of the best faculties at the national level. On this occasion, the Gonvenor of the Province thanked those who supported the project, including the former Director of Health and Population and his medical and administrative team, the chairman of the People’s wilaya Assembly and his deputies, the elected officials, as well as the members of Parliament and the people of this province from individuals and associations.
The opening ceremony was attended by the local administrative, security and military authorities, headed by the Gonvenor of El Oued Province, the revolutionary family, the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Batna University, which the Medical Annex is affiliated to, and the Director of the Annex, Professor Samir Darwich, the vice Rectors of the University, the Deans of the Faculties, the Secretary General of the University, the President of the Association – Al-Shifa – for Health, Humanity and Algerian-French Scientific Creativity, Dr. Yahya Abdel Momen Al-Mekki, a specialist in viruses from the University of Lyon in France, as well as a representative of the Association of Private Doctors and a representative of the Medical Alliance Association of Private Doctors and several veteran doctors in addition to the students of the annex, estimated at 155 students.
For his part, the University Rector, Professor Omar Ferahti, thanked the attendees for their response to the invitation in his welcome speech and considered that the opening of the annex is a historic event for the course of the Medical Annex project file, which initially faced several difficulties, but the efforts of everyone – as he said – eventually culminated in the realization of the Medical Annex project on the ground. The University Rector thanked the Gonvenor of the Province, the chairman of the People’s wilaya Assembly, the elected officials, members of Parliament, medical associations, private doctors and many loyal people from this province for their support.
The University Rector announced that the university system that he heads, from administration to pedagogy and logistics, has made a commitment to “make the training qualitative and distinguished in the Medical Annex, and we will provide all the necessary equipment in addition to what is available, and we will choose the most qualified professors to teach in the first years, including the contribution of professors from the Faculty of Medicine at Batna University and from medical associations and from specialist doctors from inside and outside the country.” The University Rector added, addressing the medical students, “Be confident, you will never regret studying medicine at the University of El Oued, and you will be proud of the qualitative training that you will find in your annex, which will compete with the largest medical schools across the country.”
Several speeches were delivered on the occasion by the Director of the Annex, Professor Samir Darwish, the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine in Batna, Professor Ben Abbas Munsef, the Representative of the Director of Health and Population, the President of the Association of Private Doctors and the President of the Medical Alliance Association. A video presentation was also given on the new Medical Annex and the health facilities in the province, an intervention by Dr. Merigua Lamine on the history of health in El Oued Province, in addition to a historical film about the martyr fighter Malika kaid. Gonvenor of the Province, the chairman of the People’s wilaya Assembly and a number of veteran doctors and pharmacists were also honored.
