The Ministry of Health and Population confirmed that the goal of the President’s initiative to take care of the health of the mother and fetus is the early detection of infectious diseases in the pregnant woman, in addition to avoiding transmission of infection to the child, as well as providing early treatment to the pregnant woman and protecting her from complications of diseases.
The Ministry of Health and Population said that the centers for the initiative are spread in all governorates of the Republic
For his part, Dr. Fawzi Fathi, Executive Director of the initiative, added that the initiative’s services are provided in all health units and medical centers, and cases that need advanced medical examinations are referred to 90 referral centers for B and HIV, in addition to 163 referral centers. Syphilis patients nationwide, as well as cases with high blood sugar or discovered with any other risk factors, are referred to complete evaluation and treatment at 303 hospitals affiliated with the Ministry of Health.
Fawzi Fathi added that the initiative is carried out by more than 4,000 medical teams, who were trained on how to use devices for early detection of HIV infection, HIV and syphilis for pregnant women, and to conduct blood sugar analyzes and physical measurements, in addition to training them on how to deal With the beneficiaries, completing the follow-up card, and entering data, explaining that the medical teams, devices and supplies that must be available have been distributed according to the number of pregnant women in each unit, and that work continues throughout the official working days from 8 in the morning until 2 in the afternoon.