The government announces a plan to test 50 million citizens for HIV

The government submitted a report related to the efforts made in the field of providing comprehensive health care, in the field of comprehensive health insurance, in the field of developing health facilities, as well as in the field of providing medicines, vaccines, and infant formula, as well as combating hepatitis and treating citizens at the expense of the state.

The government proposes a plan to test 50 million citizens for virus C:

Prime Minister Dr. Mustafa Madbouly said that the government submitted to the House of Representatives a report on the periodic follow-up of the government’s work program within two years, starting from July 2018 to June 2020.

The report also included that within the framework of implementing the first phase of the comprehensive health insurance program, 41 hospitals will be developed in the governorates of the Canal Region, and that the first phase includes 305 units and centers to provide priority health care.

This is in addition to 50 hospitals to provide health services for the second and third levels. 48 medical facilities have been equipped according to quality standards in Port Said, South Sinai and Luxor governorates, and 26 hospitals have also been established, developed and equipped.

In addition, 1,156 beds have been added in government hospitals and hospitals affiliated with the General Secretariat for Specialized Medical Centers. Hearing impairment detection has also been conducted for 511,500 children, and the government’s efforts have continued to implement presidential initiatives to provide health care to citizens.

With regard to the initiative to eradicate virus C, 50 million citizens older than 18 years of age have been examined, treatment has been dispensed for approximately 1.025 million infected people, and 15 centers have been established to treat virus C in a number of governorates.

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