4+ week, 1+ day ago   (292+ words) Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population said it has provided early screening services for four types of cancer to more than 19.4 million people since June 2023 and carried out free medical examinations for more than four million pregnant women since March…...

2+ mon, 9+ hour ago   (393+ words) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi directed the government to establish a unified social protection programme aimed at supporting vulnerable groups while balancing social welfare objectives with economic sustainability. According to a statement from the presidency, Al-Sisi met with Prime Minister…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (363+ words) Egypt’s total fertility rate fell to 2.34 births per woman at the end of 2025 from 2.54 at the end of 2023, according to data presented at a National Population Council meeting. The country’s crude birth rate also declined to 18.1 births per 1,000 population from…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (288+ words) Egypt has officially launched a presidential initiative to support children living with type 1 diabetes as part of its “100 Million Healthy Lives” programme, aiming to improve care through the use of continuous glucose monitoring technology. Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar said…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (209+ words) Egypt has recorded a sustained decline in births from 2018 through 2025, according to data from the Ministry of Health’s digital birth and death registration system, now in use across more than 5,000 healthcare facilities nationwide. Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar said the…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (205+ words) Egypt’s National Council for Childhood and Motherhood (NCCM) will launch a “Safe Child Unit” in six governorates as an initial phase to provide integrated support for children facing physical and psychological violence. The committee, chaired by Ghada al-Dorry, is currently…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago   (159+ words) Egypt’s Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar reviewed progress on the country’s first national medical simulation and clinical training centre, known as the “Nile” project, during a meeting on Monday, according to the Ministry of Health. Abdel Ghaffar described the centre…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago   (374+ words) Egypt has joined 14 other countries in launching a National Health Compact, marking a major step toward expanding access to quality and affordable healthcare for millions of citizens. The initiative aligns with the World Bank Group’s goal, set in April 2024, of…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (200+ words) Egypt’s Ministry of Health announced on Saturday that a presidential initiative for maternal and fetal health has provided free, comprehensive medical screening to more than 3.6 million pregnant women nationwide since its launch, as part of the broader “100 Million Health” public…...

9+ mon, 6+ day ago   (258+ words) The head of Egypt’s National Council for Childhood and Motherhood (NCCM), Sahar El-Sonbaty, has participated in a consultative meeting to discuss the results of a comprehensive national survey of nurseries across the country. The meeting was organised by the Ministry…...