News Release – December 4, 2023

The Baltimore-Luxor-Alexandria (Egypt) Sister City Committee (BLASCC) and the Alexandria Sister City Committee collaborated to strengthen emergency/trauma nurse preparedness in Alexandria, Egypt.

The Baltimore-Luxor-Alexandria Sister City Committee ended 2023 on a high note.  Through a collaboration between Baltimore and Alexandria Sister Cities, Egyptian-American Nurse Nora Mady, EMT-B, offered 4 days of training in emergency room trauma techniques to 16 nurses at the University of Alexandria High Institute of Public Health. This collaboration is the latest example of ways the Egyptian High Institute of Public Health – Alexandria University is inspiring large-scale, long-lasting solutions to improve and extend the lives of emergency/trauma victims. 

“I am honored with the privilege of educating members of the nursing community in Alexandria, Egypt,”said Nora.  “My goal is to empower these nurses with the knowledge and skills required to identify medical emergencies and implement nursing interventions to improve patient outcomes.”
 
This program was under the auspices of the Egyptian Ministry of Health and the High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University. Engy Mohamed El-Ghitany, MBBCh, DTM&H, MPH, Dr.PH, is Professor of Tropical Health – High Institute of Public Health – Alexandria University (Egyptian Ministry of Health) and Vice-Dean for Community Service & Environmental Development.  
 
Chairman of the Alexandria Sister City Committee, Dr. Ahmed H Warda, MD., said this project “shares the U.S. experience in the medical field from a theoretical and practical point of view.” After the training, Dr. Warda added, “Glad we did a successful event and everyone wants to repeat such beneficial projects and hope we can offer similar community services to our beloved Alexandria city.”

For more information, contact Tharwat Abouraya, BLASCC Chair, at

News Release – September 21, 2023

The Baltimore-Luxor-Alexandria (Egypt) Sister City Committee (BLASCC) and the Alexandria Sister City Committee are collaborating to strengthen emergency/trauma nurse preparedness in Alexandria, Egypt.

BLASCC recruited Nora Mady, RN and Emergency Medical Technician, to train a team of emergency room nurses at the Egyptian High Institute of Public Health in Alexandria. These emergency nurses will receive 25 hours of training, tools and additional one-on-one coaching for the treatment of shock as well as cardiac, respiratory, neurological traumas. The training sessions will also address the challenges of emergency treatment for special populations (pregnancy, pediatrics, trauma, burns, choking).

This collaboration is the latest example of ways the Egyptian High Institute of Public Health – Alexandria University is inspiring large-scale, long-lasting solutions to improve and extend the lives of emergency/trauma victims.

Nora Mady is a Registered Nurse with Inova Health Systems. She will be in Egypt from Nov 12 -17, 2023, providing 5 hours of intensive training daily for one week at Alexandria Medical University.

“I am honored with the privilege of educating members of the nursing community in Alexandria, Egypt. My goal is to empower these nurses with the knowledge and skills required to identify medical emergencies and implement nursing interventions to improve patient outcomes,” says Ms Mady.

This program will be under the auspices of the Egyptian Ministry of Health and the High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University. Engy Mohamed El-Ghitany, MBBCh, DTM&H, MPH, Dr.PH, is Professor of Tropical Health – High Institute of Public Health – Alexandria University (Egyptian Ministry of Health) and Vice-Dean for Community Service & Environmental Development.

For more information, contact Tharwat Abouraya, BLASCC Chair, at