As part of efforts to raise awareness among students about population and health issues and their role in building a balanced society, the Education and Student Affairs Sector at Ain Shams University, in cooperation with the Student Union and under the patronage of Prof. Mohamed Diaa Zain El-Abedeen, President of the University, organized an awareness seminar titled "Reproductive Health, Population Growth, and Its Impact on the State" at the Faculty of Mass Communication, in collaboration with the Faculty of Archaeology.

Prof. Heba Shaheen, Dean of the Faculty of Mass Communication, opened the seminar by commending the importance of collaboration between different faculties, highlighting the seminar as a model of fruitful academic cooperation and exchange of expertise. She also expressed gratitude to Prof. Hossam Tantawi, Dean of the Faculty of Archaeology, and praised the role of the Education and Student Affairs Sector in adopting such purposeful initiatives.

In her speech, she noted the importance of drama as an effective tool to raise youth awareness about reproductive health issues, emphasizing that building a healthy society begins with attention to family and reproductive health.

Prof. Mona Hafez, Professor of Sociology at the Faculty of Arts, explained that the concept of reproductive health goes beyond physical aspects to include psychological and social health. She emphasized the importance of comprehensive medical examinations before marriage and advised against consanguineous marriages.

She stressed the need for medical certificates as proof of physical health for those intending to marry, addressing some outdated traditions and misconceptions about male-female relationships. She highlighted the importance of gender equality and the role of proper upbringing in building the individual and society.

Dr. Youmna Ayman, a lecturer in the Department of Community and Environmental Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, discussed the medical aspects of reproductive health, stressing the importance of both physical and mental well-being to ensure a healthy family. She pointed out the need to educate adolescents and the importance of preventing infectious and genetic diseases.

She explained that reproductive health encompasses "safe sexual life with the ability to conceive at the appropriate time" and should be a concern from adolescence through educating young people. She stressed the importance of preventing infectious and genetic diseases that could be passed on to children, the need for premarital medical check-ups, and avoiding consanguineous marriages to limit hereditary diseases.

She also urged students to visit health centers for necessary medical guidance and to carefully plan the timing of pregnancy, which plays a significant role in protecting women’s health and rights, raising awareness about the impacts of frequent childbirth on women.

This event comes as part of efforts to encourage informed and sustainable participation in building a healthy and stable family.

The seminar also highlighted the challenges posed by population growth to society, including negative impacts on the economy, health, and education. The speakers called for family planning and birth control to address these challenges.

The seminar concluded with an open discussion, during which a large number of students from the Faculties of Mass Communication and Archaeology participated by asking questions and exchanging viewpoints, adding an engaging interactive element to the event.