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Vol.1, Issue 48, October 2022

include the children health, from stunted growth, children
mortality rate, mothers’ health, domestic violence, child
labor...etc. Of course it depends on the decision maker if
they want to do something with this information, but
there’s no doubt that these researches provide
indispensable information.After the Egyptian Family
Health survey 2014, it was noticed that the caesarean
section rates were huge, and I pointed this out in the
results announcing conference. The Ministry of Health
then made this topic a case study. In the 2021 survey,
while the end results are not out yet, but the minister of
health showed a great interest in the topic and issued
regulations asking hospitals of official reports declaring
the reasoning of using C-section, as it represents a
financial burden on the hospitals and it’s dangerous for
the mother and the baby.
There also were big stunting and poor children nutrition
rates, which led our country towards initiating many
programs to reduce these rates, and in fact the results of Statistics provide indicators abothe environment and pollution,
the 2021 survey shows a great improvement in these which give results indicating how to improve the environmental
rates, for which I can say that the government makes situation. Statistics also studies the extent to which the environment
decisions in favor of the population based on these has improved based on the measures taken by countries, and the
extent of the impact of these decisions.
surveys. Environmental statistics are more widespread abroad than in Egypt,
so there are not many Egyptian statistical studies related to the
Despite the international trend towards trying to environment in Egypt, it’s possible that these studies maybe found
reduce population growth in developing countries, in a limited way in the field of agriculture and industry. By the way,
there’s still a local debate about whether the environmental statistical studies play an important role in making
population and the population increase is a burden or decisions regarding environmental conditions and employing
a source of strength for the Egyptian state. Explain to environmental projects.
us your point of view on this subject. What advice would you like to give to students of Faculty of
This is a relatively difficult equation since the population Economics and Political Science?
wealth is supposed to be a gift, but in Egypt there’s a First, I would like to express my happiness with the college
problem with the efficiency of the population. From my students because they have many activities, these activities broaden
point of view, I see that the population is a gift if they the minds, but there must be a balance between academic and social
receive a good education, good nutrition, good life. There should be time study with concentration, and I would
healthcare, as this produces people of strong structure and really seize it if there’s any opportunity to read a book that adds to
brilliant mind. The problem in Egypt is that there are not your scientific experiences, because our college puts us on the way
enough possibilities to produce this wealth. In the end, but it does not give us all the experiences we need.
I had the opportunity to work in my junior year of college, one of
the final product of the Egyptian people is not in the form my professors offered me to work with him on a project affiliated
we wish it to consider this a population wealth for the with the American University in Cairo, and my position was to go
renaissance of society. So in this case, we really need to around villages and collect data. I want students to engage in such
reduce the birth rate and reduce the population so that the activities especially if they’re affiliated with charities or community
state can promote education and provide construction in development. Getting involved in community work opens the door
the deserted areas to reduce population density, then it and makes it easier for the students to learn additional things.
would be sufficient to produce an Egyptian figure who is For the students of Statistics Department, I think that the statistical
a national wealth. curriculum is excellent, but it lacks the practical part, how to design
the study, how to make a form, and so on. They have the scientific
tools, but I think that they are not enough for the practical life, as
We are getting closer to the Conference of the Parties they lack the arts of application. Sampling is also one of the
to Combat Climate Change COP27, and some wonder important subjects, but we study sampling in a purely theoretical
about the existence of a relationship between statistics way in college. Students also have a lack of experience in designing
and the environment. Could you tell us more about forms that fit the research they are doing and how to design the
the close relationship between statistics and study as a whole project. Yes they are taught this in senior year, but
environmental policy in general, and Egyptian policy it’s not sufficiently qualified to rely on to do an integrated research.
in particular?

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