Mahmoud Shaarawi, Egypt’s Minister of Local Development, declared the first phase of ‘100 Million Health’ initiative to combat Hepatitis C successful. The campaign was inaugurated by The Ministry of Health and Population in collaboration with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi last October. In February 2018, President El Sisi announced that the initiative is part of plan that hopes to cure Egypt from the disease by 2020. So far, over 10 million people have received the necessary health treatment, Shaarawi announced at the press conference. Fayoum had the highest number of reported cases while Alexandria had the least. According to Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed, the youth were the most receptive to the initiative. They actively took part in testing for the disease and fortunately most of them tested negative. She also highlighted that 56% of the people who were testing were women. Zayed also revealed that the second phase of the campaign will be implemented on 1 December which will include 11 governorates: Cairo, North Sinai, Red Sea, Ismailia, Suez, Kafr el-Sheikh, Menoufia, Beni Suef, Sohag, Luxor, and Aswan. The second phase is expected to end in February…
First Phase of Hepatitis C Treatment Initiative Campaign Cures 10 Million Egyptian
November 22, 2018
