Newborn

Egypt's health initiative targets early detection of 19 genetic diseases in newborns

Tue, 23 May 2023 - 06:51 GMT

The initiative is carried out by drawing a blood sample from the child’s heel and analyzing it to discover the disease and treat it early.

267K newborns examined as part of Egypt's initiative for early detection of genetic diseases

Tue, 11 Apr 2023 - 10:51 GMT

The infographic shows that 267,000 newborns were examined within the initiative, with the aim of reaching a healthy generation free from causes of disability.

Egypt examines 155K children for early detection of genetic diseases

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 - 10:10 GMT

This comes under the initiative of the “100 million healthy lives”, with the aim of reaching a healthy generation free from disabilities.

Parents arrested selling newborn to officer under disguise

Sun, 21 Jul 2019 - 07:38 GMT

A woman has been arrested while attempting to sell her baby, born July 17, for LE 65,000 in Alexandria for an officer disguised as a buyer.

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