Prof. Mohammed Abdel Samiea, President of Assiut University opened the Assisted Fertilization Unit at the Women's Health Hospital, Assiut University. Prof. Abdel-Samiea was accompanied by Prof. Ahmed Gaeis, Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research, Prof. Mostafa M. Kamal, former Assiut University President, Prof. Ahmed Makhlouf, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Chairman of the Hospitals’ Board of Directors, Dr Raafat Al Sukkary, Director of the University Hospitals and a number of Medical faculty Members and staff.     Prof. Hassan Salah, Director of the Women's Health Hospital and Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology indicated that this unit provides more opportunities for training and academic research. He also indicated that it is the outcome of the cooperation between Assiut University and Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. In addition, Prof. Salah expressed the university’s acknowledgement to the representatives of the civil community in the USA for their shipment of the equipments with very low cost. The unit includes a room for medical culture and consultation, an office for delayed pregnancy and ovulation follow up, embryos and semen freezing and preservation lab,  patients preparation room,  embryos and ICSI lab, and an operation room for ova and embryo transfer .After he toured inside the unit, Prof. Abdel Samiea asserted the importance of the unit and its  equipments.