Student unveils new varicose treatment at WYF

CAIRO – 7 November 2017: A 14-year-old student called Ahmed Mohammed revealed on the sidelines of the World Youth Forum (WYF) that he invented a new treatment for varicose.

Mohammed stressed that the Ministry of Education has supported his new project and that he was invited to attend the innovation session in the forum.

Minister of Education and Technical Education Tarek Shawki met with Mohammed on the sidelines of the WYF on Monday. Shawki also gathered with international youth to listen to their ideas.

The third day of the WYF kicked off Tuesday with world leaders and experts discussing more youth-related issues in different parallel sessions.

At the main hall, President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi will participated in a morning session titled “Challenges and Issues Facing World Youth: Means to Overcome Towards Building a Better Future,” along with the president of Chad, business tycoon Naguib Sawiris and other youth participants.

In parallel, others sessions will be discussing the Egyptian experience in hosting refugees, youths’ potential in achieving development and promoting youth participation in decision-making.

The seven-day World Youth Forum officially kicked off on Sunday under the theme "We Need to Talk" in Sharm El-Sheikh, South Sinai. Sunday witnessed a remarkable opening session with world leaders, and a number of international youth sharing their stories of success and grief.

Sisi announced that the forum will be held in Egypt annually, highlighting the importance of such a gathering of hundreds of youth from all over the world to share ideas and solutions to problems and challenges.