Egyptian Ministry encourages citizens to enroll in '100 days of healthy lives' campaign

CAIRO - 6 July 2023: The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population called on all citizens to go to the headquarters that provide services for the newly-launched 100 Days of healthy lives Campaign.

 

Dr. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the official spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Population, explained that the total services provided by the "100 Days of Healthy lives" campaign since its launch on June 25 until now amounted to 3,694,040 services.

 

The spokesperson added that the total services provided by the campaign Tuesday amounted to 399,152 services, including 10,000,683 services within the President's initiative to support women's health.

 

He pointed out that the "100 Days of Healthy lives" campaign provided the services of the President's initiative for early detection and treatment of hearing impairment and loss in newborns, to 6,674 children, while providing 32,357 services, within the President's initiative for early detection and treatment of chronic diseases and renal impairment.

 

Abdul Ghaffar indicated that the campaign provided on Wednesday 3,733 services, within the presidential initiative for maternal and fetal health, and 9 thousand and 236 services for issuing certificates from the President’s initiative to examine those who are about to get married, and 2,348 citizens were treated as part of the President’s initiative to end the waiting lists, in addition to treatment 22 thousand and 778 with treatment decisions at the expense of the state.

 

Abdul Ghaffar said that the “100 Days of Healthy lives” campaign provided the services of the President’s initiative to examine cancerous tumors (prostate - colon - lung - cervix) by filling out 11,802 questionnaires, adding that the total number of visitors to the medical convoys yesterday amounted to 9,564 citizens.

 

Abdul Ghaffar added that the number of female beneficiaries of family planning clinics services reached 96,815, and home visits to rural women pioneers amounted to 62,316 visits, while the rates of routine vaccinations for children reached 100,091 children.

 

Abdul Ghaffar added that the “100 Days of Healthy lives” campaign provided awareness and health education services to 33,540 citizens through community communication teams deployed in public areas, clubs and malls in the governorates, to raise awareness and direct citizens to receive the services of public health initiatives provided by the campaign. Educational seminars and awareness activities