Egypt’s Ministry of Health has recently announced the government’s plan to eradicate AIDS by 2030 under the slogan ‘Health for All: Preventing Stigma in Health Facilities’. The plan was announced by the spokesman of the Ministry of Health and Population, Dr. Khaled Mujahid in an official statement where he confirmed that the rate of HIV infection was less than 0.02% in 2018. It is estimated that Egypt has one of the lowest rates of HIV infection in the world, according to data provided by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations AIDS. Mujahid explained that the ministry attached importance to combating HIV infection as well as providing care for those who were infected. It is particularly concentrated on decreasing the amount of infections progressively until complete eradication of the STI by 2030. One of the new plan’s focus points is ensuring that medical services are provided to HIV-infected patients who are reluctant to use facilities due to breaches of confidentiality and discrimination from health care professionals, as revealed by several local reports. The spokesman also stated that the government was increasing its testing processes, creating a follow-up system…
