The total number of citizens screened is 17,537, 323 with women composing the bigger portion of the turnout. The total number of citizens diagnosed with hepatitis C is 732, 732 and they started to receive treatment.“Hepatitis C can spread from one patient to four or five people in his sphere. The productivity of the patient decreases,” Zayed explained.The results of screening for chronic diseases identified 5,3 million diabetes patients, and 3.6 million hypertension patients. It is estimated that 21 percent of the population suffer from hypertension.Moreover, the screening revealed that 877,000 citizens are at risk of becoming diabetes patients. In each phase, there are permanent and mobile screening units distributed over 2,000 locations.The minister said that the screening helped citizens to understand some basics regarding their health.

Source: Egypt Today December 15, 2018 13:07 UTC