18,200 women have been given free health exams and treatment as part of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s 2019 initiative to support women’s health in Egypt, Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed announced. Zayed met with head of the Central Administration for Technical Support and Director of the Technical Office of the Minister of Health Nevin al-Nahhas to follow up on the initiative. Under the initiative, women undergo free routine examinations, and those that need it are referred to more advanced hospitals to perform x-rays, tests, and receive treatment. According to Zayed, the initiative employs 28 laboratories, 78 mammography machines, 40 pathological analyzers, and 79 ultrasound machines. __IMAGE: Egyptian women talk with a volunteer at a health clinic in Cairo about contraceptive options.

Source: Egypt Independent August 11, 2021 14:02 UTC