Chronic Diseases

Egypt screens over 22 million people in chronic, kidney disease detection initiative

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 - 08:05 GMT

The Ministry of Health said on Saturday that more than 22.15 million people have been screened under a presidential initiative for the early detection and treatment of chronic diseases and kidney disease since its launch in September 2021.

Health Ministry: Over 21.2 million citizens screened in chronic disease early detection initiative

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 - 02:14 GMT

The Ministry of Health and Population announced that 21,259,093 citizens nationwide have been screened as part of the Presidential Initiative for the Screening and Treatment of Chronic Diseases and Early Detection of Kidney Disease since its launch in September 2021.

Health Ministry: 20.6 million screened in chronic disease initiative

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 - 10:52 GMT

The Ministry of Health and Population announced that more than 20.6 million citizens have been screened nationwide as part of a presidential initiative to treat chronic diseases and detect kidney disease early.

Egypt celebrates production of 1st batch of locally-made insulin

Tue, 17 Dec 2024 - 01:41 GMT

It reduced the import bill by $30 million.

300 plasma donors registered so far to achieve Egypt’s self-sufficiency of plasma derivates

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 - 01:13 GMT

More than 300 plasma donors were registered so far since a national project to achieve self-sufficiency of plasma derivatives launched earlier this month.

9 things that didn't exist in Egypt before June 30 Revolution

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 - 01:42 GMT

Between January 28, 2011 and July 3, 2013, Egypt lived in political instability because of overthrowing two regimes.

2.2K Egyptian citizens got vaccinated in 1 week

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 - 11:58 GMT

Those are aged above 40 and/or suffer from chronic diseases.

70 % of deaths in Egypt are due to chronic diseases: WHO

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 - 02:59 GMT

About 70 percent of deaths in Egypt are due to chronic diseases including diabetes, heart disease, stress and cancer according to the World Health Organization official, Randa Abul-Naga

10 million Egyptians examined under initiative to detect chronic diseases: Health min.

Wed, 14 Oct 2020 - 06:57 GMT

The ministry said it has provided treatment to 1,385,199 citizens free of charge, including 388,170 cases suffering from hypertension and 419,000 cases suffering from diabetes.

Egypt’s Hepatitis C initiative examines over 1.5 million citizens in 6 days

Thu, 24 Sep 2020 - 10:47 GMT

This is the highest number of patients to be examined under the “100 Million Lives” initiative in few days, said spokesman for the ministry Khaled Megahed.

80% of medications in Egypt manufactured locally: minister

Sat, 16 Nov 2019 - 03:20 GMT

Only 20 percent are imported.

3rd phase of medical screening campaign to begin March 1

Wed, 13 Feb 2019 - 10:13 GMT

The nationwide campaign aims to determine the prevalence of Hepatitis C and chronic diseases infection, and provide free treatment.

President Sisi urges obesity, birth rate reduction

Sat, 15 Dec 2018 - 01:35 GMT

The treatment of around 360,000 patients on waiting lists over three years costs LE18 billion.

Screening reveals 732, 732 hepatitis C patients in Egypt

Sat, 15 Dec 2018 - 01:07 GMT

The screening identified 5,3 million diabetes patients, and 3.6 million hypertension patients.

Foods to avoid if with irritable bowel syndrome

Mon, 30 Apr 2018 - 11:00 GMT

IBS affects the quality of the patient’s life, including missing work or school; in some cases, it can lead to depression or anxiety.

Suffering in Silence

Tue, 13 Mar 2018 - 07:47 GMT

Endometriosis is a condition that affects 10 percent of women worldwide; more often than not, it goes undiagnosed and misunderstood

State-covered treatment codes increase from LE 4B to LE 7.6B

Thu, 17 Aug 2017 - 11:19 GMT

The budget of 15 state-covered treatment function codes will increase from LE 4 billion ($225 million) to LE 7.6 billion ($427 million)

State treated 2.7M patients for LE 4.702 billion in 2016

Wed, 07 Jun 2017 - 07:04 GMT

Roughly 2.7 million patients received state-funded medical treatment in 2016 at a total cost of LE 4.7 billion.

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