Wael El-Hadary
Dr. Mustafa Abdel-Khaleq, President of the University of Sohag, attended the activities of the scientific symposium, organized by the Department of Geography and Geographic Information Systems of the Faculty of Letters, entitled “Size of the population problem in the Governorate of Sohag and its impact on reproductive health “, in the presence of Dr. Mohamed Tawfiq, interim dean of the College, Dr. Othman Abdel Karim, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Hala Muhammad Hafez, assistant professor at the Department, Dr. Wafaa Abu Sedira, Rapporteur of the Women and Population Section in the Governorate, Sheikh Ibrahim Omar at the Awqaf Ministry, and the Hemisphere, Mrs. Tharwat, Pastor of Mary Gerges Church in Al-Kawamil, and a group of teachers The teaching staff, staff and students, in the seminar room at the Faculty headquarters in the new university center.
During his speech, Dr. Mustafa Abdel-Khaleq stressed the interest of President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Republic, and his awareness repeatedly in many speeches and events of the danger of population growth, this crisis which poses as an obstacle to powerful labor efforts within the state and devours the fruits of development, adding that population growth at this time poses a great challenge to countries regardless of their systems, developed or developing, and one of the important issues that remain a constant and continuous debate on the government table, given the pressure it exerts on the labor market and the absorption capacity of economic activities, which makes it a great challenge for the Egyptian state.
Abdel-Khaleq explained that the procreation culture that has formed over long periods in Egyptian society is still tied to bonding and bonding, in addition to the customs and traditions that support early marriage, the preference for having males, and the failure to use. family planning methods, as well as being unsatisfied with two children, which leads to difficulties Childcare, low standard of family life, child labor, frequent family disputes, weak family control due to parental concerns and psychological increase and nervous pressure.
Dr Mohamed Tawfiq added that the problem of rapid population growth in Egyptian society is one of the main obstacles to development efforts in many economic, health, education and service fields, as well as being an obstacle to the success of policies aimed at combat unemployment and poverty, as well as threaten social stability and limit the per capita share of natural resources and national income.
Tawfik stressed that the problem of overpopulation in Egypt must be addressed at length and try to treat it so that its negative impact does not extend to society as a whole, because this will lead to imbalances in the social system in the state, and can cause the emergence and spread of crime due to the spread of unemployment, adding that it leads to increased public allocations for spending on basic services, such as education, health, transport, housing, social protection and safety, at the expense of investments in development projects in the main productive sectors, such as agriculture and the processing industry.
Interestingly, the symposium discussed a number of topics, including reproductive health, family planning principles, the geographic dimensions of the population problem in Sohag Governorate, as well as religious awareness of the dangers of overpopulation for the individual, the family and society.
