Sustainability assessment of a slum upgrading intervention in Ghait El Enab, Alexandria, Egypt.

Spatial Integration at the Room-Level of 'Sequina' Slum Area in Alexandria, Egypt

Assessment of asbestos in drinking water in alexandria, egypt.

Over the past several years, the presence of fibrous asbestos particulates has been observed in a number of municipal water supplies throughout the USA, Canada, and several other regions all over the world. The possible health hazards which these fibers present have spurred a great deal of interest in the problems of detection and removal of the submicroscopic particulates in water. Asbestos is...

Slum Upgrading and Health Equity

Informal settlement upgrading is widely recognized for enhancing shelter and promoting economic development, yet its potential to improve health equity is usually overlooked. Almost one in seven people on the planet are expected to reside in urban informal settlements, or slums, by 2030. Slum upgrading is the process of delivering place-based environmental and social improvements to the urban p...

Study on Industrial Wastewater Characteristics in New Borg El-Arab City, Alexandria, Egypt

Over the past 20 years, the new industrial cities were considered as the main solution to most of the problems facing the metropolitan industrial areas and to assist in the national industrial development. In these new communities, industrial and domestic activities result in the production of vast quantities of wastewater; the improper disposal of which may cause serious environmental hazards....

Efficacy of a psychosocial intervention for parents of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Alexandria, Egypt.

BACKGROUND Childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a chronic disorder that carries an immense amount of suffering for its victims, their families, and communities. The efficacy of behavioral parent training in the treatment of ADHD has been supported in several studies. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of a predesigned culturally sensitive psychosocial intervention prog...