The Faculty of Medicine at Assiut University organizes the Fourth Community Environmental Day under the slogan "The Faculty of Medicine without Smoke" for faculty members, doctors, administrators, and staff of the Faculty of Medicine, as well as those interested in public health and the environment.

Under the patronage of Dr. Ahmed El-Meishawy, President of Assiut University, the Faculty of Medicine organized the fourth community environmental day entitled "The Faculty of Medicine Without Smoking", under the slogan "Our country... A Trust in Our Hands", on Sunday, February 23, under the supervision of Dr. Mahmoud Abdel Aleem, Vice President for Community Service and Environmental Development, Dr. Alaa Attia, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Huda Makhlouf, Vice Dean for Community Service and Environmental Development, and Dr. Atef Al-Qarn, Professor of Al-Sadr and Today's Rapporteur.

The day covered awareness of the dangers of smoking, its effects on public health, and ways to quit it, in addition to discussing the World Health Organization Convention on Tobacco Control.

Dr. Ahmed El-Minshawy stressed the importance of community awareness of the dangers of smoking and the role of educational institutions in spreading preventive health behaviors.

The day witnessed the participation of a group of professors and specialists who stressed the need to reduce smoking and activate anti-smoking programs within the college, with the announcement of the imminent opening of a smoking cessation clinic in the Chest Department.

The day ended with a number of recommendations, most notably the organization of awareness seminars in various colleges, the activation of the anti-smoking unit, and the implementation of the slogan "College of Medicine without Smoking" in a practical and sustainable manner.