Emad Shash, Leading Cancer Researcher and Director at National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“During the holy month of Ramadan, and while celebrating International Women’s Day, we were proud to welcome colleagues from the National Bank of Egypt (NBE) to the Breast Cancer Comprehensive Center, National Cancer Institute -Cairo University.
This was more than a field visit.
It was a powerful reminder that advancing breast cancer care requires more than clinical expertise alone. It requires continued public-private partnership, shared responsibility, and a genuine commitment to the dignity of every patient.
At NCI-BCCC, the scale of care continues to grow. In 2025 alone, the center recorded 115,626 outpatient visits, 43,830 chemotherapy sessions, 16,909 Radiotherapy sessions and 1,423 breast cancer surgeries. Across the center’s development journey, outpatient capacity expanded from 5 to 16 clinics, and chemotherapy treatment capacity increased from 24 to 55 places.
Our long-standing partnership with the National Bank of Egypt has accompanied important phases of this progress.
What made this visit especially meaningful was seeing the NBE team connect directly with our patients during Ramadan, sharing moments of compassion, hope, and humanity. These gestures matter, because partnership should be felt by patients, not only seen in plans, buildings, or reports.
Breast cancer care is not advanced by one institution working alone. It moves forward when public institutions lead with purpose, and private partners stand beside them with continuity, trust, and real investment in better care.
My sincere appreciation to the National Bank of Egypt and its dedicated team for this continued partnership, and for being present during a time that reflects both compassion and resilience.
Partnership is not only the way forward. It is how sustainable impact is built.”
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