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Painting a brighter future for hospitalized children

August 19, 2014
Art helps in the recovery of patients and managing pain, according to a study (Credit: Leena ElDeeb)

By Leena ElDeeb, The Daily News Egypt A shelter for poor patients, stray cats and dogs is what Demerdash Hospital really is. Luckily a group of high-spirited students and fresh grads rush in to resurrect hope. An event hosted by the Egyptian Medical Students’ Association (EMSA) on 8 August at the Hospital helped redecorate the waiting area walls in the pediatric outpatient clinics. The event was part of a 3-stage campaign, Splashes of Hope, to make improve children’s experience in by adding colours and drawings to the walls that the children see during their stay at the hospital. “We see that children stay in the hospital for hours waiting, some get hospitalised for months and we noticed that the walls are plain and discouraging as if they’re being punished for going to the hospital. ” said the campaign’s coordinator, Michael Assem, a 6th year medical student at Ain Shams. Children drew pictures which were passed on to an art committee where they put their final touches so it would look neater and more understandable. In the third stage, the drawings were transferred from paper to the wall. The campaigners have…


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