Dr. Ahmed A. Gaeis, Assiut University President announced the start of the campaign the university intends to launch for the support in establishing the 2020 university oncology hospital. The event was attended by Eng. Yasser El-Dessouki, Assiut Governor, and Dr. Shawky Allam, the Grand Mufti of Egypt. The event coincides with the celebration of the World Day for Cancer. Dr. Gaeis clarified that the campaign aims at calling all authorities, governmental institutions, and Egyptian and Arab civil communities to participate in supporting the execution of the project. It is noteworthy that the project has been approved by the university council to be established on an area of ten thousand square metres. It will help meet the accelerating demand of patients who seek treatment at the South Egypt Cancer Institute and the Oncology Department, Faculty of Medicine.