Prof. Dr. Mamdouh Ghorab, Al Sharkia Governor, confirmed that the veterinarian is the first line of defense for preserving livestock, in addition to his important role in monitoring markets to ensure the safety of the products offered, as well as supervising slaughter operations in slaughterhouses to provide safe and healthy food to citizens. This came during his participation in the Veterinary Medicine Directorate’s celebration of World Veterinarian Day The governor praised the efforts of the Veterinary Medicine Directorate and its constant endeavor to improve the work system and raise the efficiency of its employees and to nominate to participate in the Egypt Government Excellence Competition, in addition to its cooperation with the Training and Human Resources Development Center to benefit of all the training programs offered by the center in various specializations to benefit employees, which is reflected in improving the level of services provided to citizens. To encourage workers to continue to acquire education and knowledge to improve the work system, the governor pointed out the approval of Zagazig University for workers in the General Diwan, councils, cities, neighborhoods and service directorates to receive a 30% discount for those wishing to enroll in postgraduate studies to obtain doctoral and master’s degrees and professional diplomas, as well as 5 scholarships. Additional 50% discount. The governor thanked the members of the executive branch for the daily efforts made, through which the governorate was able, for the second year in a row, to win the Performance Excellence Incentives Competition and be classified among the most distinguished governorates. For his part, First Undersecretary of the Ministry, Director of the Veterinary Medicine Directorate, welcomed the participation of Al Sharkia Governor and veterinarians in World Veterinary Medicine Day, which is considered an incentive for them to complete and fully implement the work assigned to them to develop livestock and poultry wealth and increase their productivity, indicating that veterinary medicine has become an essential partner in implementing initiatives of Presidential Council, in addition to the Forsa Program of the Ministry of Social Solidarity for the distribution of sheep. The First Undersecretary of the Ministry, Director of the Veterinary Medicine Directorate, also thanked Al Sharkia Governor for his support in nominating the Veterinary Medical Center for the Treatment of Pets, administered by Zagazig Veterinary Center, for the Egypt Award for Government Excellence (the Innovative Government Initiative Award affiliated with the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development in its fourth session for the year 2024). The celebration witnessed Al Sharkia Governor honoring a number of veterinarians, university professors, the Animal Health Research Institute, the National Food Safety Authority, representatives of Parliament, and representatives of civil society by granting them certificates of appreciation in honor and appreciation of their role in advancing the veterinary medicine sector and implementing presidential initiatives to advance the sector.