According to a statement made by the Health Minister Hala Zayed, 30,375 million Egyptian citizens have participated in the ”100 Million Seha (Health) campaign to test for hepatitis C (HCV). Although the campaign had for goal to detect and treat 50 million then 100 million, its current target is still considered a partial success. Egyptians were urged to get tested at workplaces, in malls and in neighborhood communities. Many volunteers were trained and given testing kits to carry out the test for others. There are also testing halls in most public and private hospitals requiring only the national ID for testing. From a total of targeted 7, 760,000 in Cairo, around 6, 999,000 citizens were tested according to Egypt Today. The national campaign is part of President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi’s initiative announced earlier in February to free the country from the disease by 2020. It will take place from October 2018 until April 2019 in all of Egypt’s governorates, targeting people between the ages of 19-59. The official spokesperson for the Ministry of Health Khaled Megahed stated that the campaign will target 17 governorates, including Cairo, Fayoum, Giza, Beni Suef,…
Health Ministry: 30.37 Out of 100 M Egyptians Screened for HCV
February 24, 2019
