Assiut University President, Prof. Dr. Tarek El-Gammal, announced that the Central Blood Bank of Assiut University Hospitals, and which belongs to the Central Laboratories Complex in the Department of Clinical Pathology at the University, has obtained the international accreditation from the National Council of Accreditation (EGAC) according to ISO 15189: 2012. Thus, the Blook Bank at Assiut University is the first blood bank to be accredited internationally in Upper Egypt, which is the largest of its kind at the level of the various Egyptian university hospitals. Prof. El-Gammal pointed out that this is a confirmation of the development witnessed by the medical sector in the university, reflected in the upgrading in the medical services provided by Assiut University Hospitals in its various specialties; this is an application to the vision and strategy of the university in building a health system based on the provision of a central medical service according to the latest global medical systems and standards.