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With Egypt's population size, this means an average consumption of approximately 36 packages per person per month, a notably high figure.
The Cameroonian minister valued the move, and noted that Egypt had also made a similar one in October 2023 on treating children from anemia.
Egyptian Ambassador to Malabo Hadad Abdel Tawab met earlier this week Equatoguinean Minister of Health and Social Care Damaso Mitoha Ayecaba.
Global Collaboration Essential for Hepatitis C Eradication by 2030
The Hepatitis C elimination program has been completed and the transitional phase reports on the program's impact and indicators until 2025 are being prepared, according to the Ministry of Health
The health ministers of Egypt and Equatorial Guinea met Wednesday to discuss collaboration.
Over the past years, the Egyptian government has accomplished great achievements, led by Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, the Prime Minister, who submitted the government’s resignation Monday.
Also, 118,000 were diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver.
According to Dr. Dahi, the examination of the students is carried out using rapid reagents.
This initiative aligns with President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi's directives to continue the program, ensuring Egypt remains Hepatitis C free.
Dr. Nadeem Jan congratulated Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar on achieving the milestone of eliminating Hepatitis C from Egypt. He also extended gratitude for the warm reception in Egypt.
Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus handed over on Monday President Abdel Fattah El Sisi the WHO Certification for Hepatitis C Elimination.
The health units in the various governorates are still performing their role in providing presidential initiative services in the various governorates.
Egyptian Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar has announced that some 116,000 patients have been registered to receive treatment under the program on early detection of liver cancer.
Egypt will be among the first countries in the world to be declared free from the Hepatitis C virus in the coming weeks by the organization.
Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population said that the presidential initiative for the early detection of Hepatitis C for middle school students aims to provide free early examination and treatment services.
That is within a plan to screen 2.2 million pupils at middle schools in the current academic year.
A report issued by the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population revealed that the recently held World Economic Forum confirmed that Egypt presented a successful model through its presidential initiative to eliminate Hepatitis C and early detection of non-communicable diseases.
Egypt would run for the leadership of the group to work on accelerating the eradication of hepatitis C by 2030, in line with the achievement of the United Nations sustainable development goals and the goals of the World Health Organization.
The state examined about 70 million citizens to detect hepatitis C as part of the initiative, where: “More than 2.2 million people infected with hepatitis C virus were detected."
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