7.725M students examined under anemia, dwarfism and obesity initiative: ministry

CAIRO - 12 December 2021: The Health and Population Ministry said on Sunday that 7.725 million students were examined under a presidential initiative aiming at detecting anemia, dwarfism and obesity among primary school children.

The initiative comes as part of the State keenness on preserving the health and safety of school students, said spokesman for the ministry Hossam Abdel Ghaffar.

Students who need treatment will be referred to a Health Insurance clinic, to receive a free service, he added.

He said the initiative will examine 15 million Egyptian and non-Egyptian students in the primary stage in 29,444 public and private schools and that it will last until the end of the school year.

The students’ weight, height, and hemoglobin will be measured to detect diseases resulting from malnutrition and develop proper mechanisms to improve their health.

He said students will be handed a follow-up card with their data to follow up on their condition periodically in 255 health insurance clinics across the country.