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National injection practice assessment
13 September 2016 – As a part of the national injection safety project, an injection practice assessment begun on 12 August 2016. The assessment includes two elements: holding focus group discussions to assess the knowledge, practice and perceptions of health care workers at hospitals (public and private), primary health care centres and...
Workshop on improving cause of death automated reporting
Egypt has a strong system for birth and death registrations. It is estimated that more than 95% of all births and deaths in the country are registered as per national and WHO estimations, there is a general consensus on the need to improve cause of death reporting through improving capacity for proper death certificate recording and International...
Health at your fingertips: Using mobiles to help diabetics in Egypt
3 ministries collaborate with WHO and the International Telecommunication Union to harness mobile technology to serve diabetic patients in Egypt 24 February 2016, Cairo, Egypt — Globally, the average person checks their phone around 85 times a day and spends one third of their waking hours using their phone. While sometimes seen as a negative...
Team-building exercise to help Syrian refugees access the health care they need
27 October 2015, Cairo, Egypt – In an effort to improve health service utilization by Syrian refugees in Egypt, WHO recently held a two-day team building and leadership course for key members of Syrian associations and NGOs supporting health care services in communities. Syrians in Egypt face an overstretched and fragmented national health system...
Egypt hosts World Hepatitis Day 2015
WHO celebrated World Hepatitis Day 2015 in Cairo in recognition of Egypt’s pioneering role in combatting viral hepatitis. Egypt is supporting a comprehensive approach for tackling hepatitis through their “Plan of action for the prevention, care and treatment of viral hepatitis 2014–2018". Led by the National Committee of Control for Viral...
Egypt celebrates World No Tobacco Day
31 May 2015 – Egypt joined in the global commemoration of World No Tobacco Day, which this year focused on the illicit trade of tobacco, through a tobacco control stakeholder event and a public bicycle event. The illicit trade of tobacco has devastating affects, especially on young people and low-income groups because of the increased...
