Assiut University has witnessed today the launching of the proceedings of the Scientific Conference of the Industrial Kidney Unit. This conference, entitled "The Continuing medical education in the science of kidney disease", is organized by the Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine at the University of Assiut in conjunction with the Egyptian Society of Nephrology. In the opening speech of the conference Dr. Hassan Salah announced that the Assiut University Hospital is about to perform the first operation for kidney transplant.