Mrs. Mubarak chairs NCW meeting

Egypt's First Lady Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak, Chairwoman of the National Council for Women (NCW) presided over a NCW meeting in Cairo late Saturday.

The periodical meeting was designed to review the role played by the NCW's permanent committees which are in charge of implementing the council directives.

A report by the NCW general secretariat was also discussed during the meeting. At the meeting, a number of resolutions were taken with regard to the work progress in the NCW branches in the Egyptian provinces.

On the other hand, Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak, who chairs the Egyptian Red Crescent Society will Sunday open the Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak specialised children's hospital in Giza.

The hospital, which is affiliated to the Egyptian Red Crescent, is the most up-to-date children's hospital.

It will serve the children of Giza and the north of Upper Egypt. The 120-bed hospital has been built at a cost of 30 million pounds. The hospital comprises all majors equipment and includes the first children's blood bank.

On the other hand, in her speech before the international anti-addiction conference, read out by Minister of Awkaf (Endowments).

Mahmoud Hamdi Zaqzouq said, Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak called for holding a close cooperation between religion and knowledge to face up to addiction.

She noted that addiction has become more deadly than terrorism, and she regarded highly the Ministry of Endowments for sponsoring the conference.