Dr. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Population, said that work has been resumed on the initiative of the President of the Republic for the early detection of diseases (anemia, obesity, and dwarfism) among primary school students.
Dr. Abdel Ghaffar explained that the stages of detection in the initiative include (measurement of weight, height, anemia analysis (
He added the importance of preserving the general health of children, so training programs are being developed for the medical teams working in the initiative, according to the latest methods and advanced approaches.
He pointed to the training of more than 550 doctors and 4,000 nursing and health education personnel, and the equipping of 250 clinics, which contributes to ensuring access every child receives a health service of high quality.
He noted that medical examinations were conducted on 25 million students, over the course of 3 years from the launch of the initiative, and one million students were treated.
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