The Deputy Minister of Health recommends increased levels of reproductive health coverage in Old Karnak

I checked Dr. Abla Al-Alfi, Deputy Minister of Health And the people, the first health office in Luxor Governorate, to follow the work of the clinic Reproductive health And vaccinations, within the framework of completing the first phase of the plan of the Ministry of Health and Population to make field trips to medical facilities in the governments of Upper Egypt, in the implementation of guidelines Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health and Population in this regard.

Dr. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the official spokesman of the Ministry, said Cheers And the population, the Deputy Minister suggested the need to work to increase the number of women visiting the clinic, especially with the high level of geographical coverage of the unit, which reaches more than 50 thousand people, during the daily average of visits. only 12 cases, indicating that improving the service provided to women will double the incidence rate.

In the same context, the Deputy Minister continued the work of the pioneers attached to the office, with each pioneer targeting 430 families, and highlighted the need for the referral rate to the office’s reproductive health clinic increase by the pioneers, as it is. ranging from 3 to 4 cases per month. installation of family planning methods in the office.

During the study tour in Luxor Governorate, the Deputy Minister visited the Health Unit of the Urban Center in Old Karnak, and he suggested that awareness must be raised about the importance of using long-acting methods, in order to reduce unwanted pregnancy, and stop using. the method, which reduces the overall coverage rate with reproductive health methods.