Egyptian Health Minister Hala Zayed announced that a total of 16,178,994 women have received medical services as part of the “100 Million Healthy Lives” presidential initiative to provide healthcare for Egyptian women, since its launch on July 2019. Ministry Spokesperson Khaled Megahed said that 15,168 medical teams in health units and hospitals concerned with women’s health care have been trained on the latest scientific protocols for early detection of breast cancer. The training involves doctors, nurses, awareness teams in health units, advanced examination physicians, radiologists, pathologists, and technicians in hospitals and oncology centers. Examinations and other service will continue to be provided to women through more than 3,000 health units across the country, he said, adding that 112 hospitals that joined the initiative have provided services for women whose condition requires an advanced examination. The latest treatment protocols for breast cancer are provided free of charge under the initiative, he said.
