Under the auspices of Prof. Ahmed A. Gaeis, President of Assiut University, the South Egypt Cancer Institute held a workshop on Blood Diseases and the recent applications of international quality standards. The two-day-workshop included a number of practical and applied lectures delivered by a number of eminent professors from various Egyptian Universities including: National Cancer Institute, Cairo Univ., Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams Univ., Military Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut Univ. and South Egypt Cancer Institute, Assiut Univ. Prof. Mustafa Al-Sharqawy, Dean of the institute indicated that the workshop is one of the scientific activities the institute regularly holds to cope with the scientific advancements and provide treatment services according to the most recent international medical systems.