Hisham Shawky Masoud, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health in Sharqia, confirmed that the medical teams in the presidential initiative to support Maternal and fetal healthSince its launch in Sharkia Governorate in December 2020, it has provided medical services and conducted the necessary examinations for more than 90,000 pregnant women.
The Undersecretary of the Ministry explained that the medical teams in the initiative have provided medical services to 90,740 pregnant women in the governorate so far, noting that the initiative aims to reach a generation of children who are healthy and free from diseases transmitted from mother to fetus, and to reduce deaths resulting from these diseases, as the initiative aims Pregnant women from the first day of pregnancy until birth, for early detection of various infectious diseases transmitted from mother to fetus, including HIV infection HIV, and hepatitis B disease HBV And syphilis, in addition to the detection of sugar and pressure for pregnant women, and the measurement of the body mass index to determine the appropriate nutritional program and maintain the ideal weight during pregnancy and postpartum.
Follow-up and treatment services are provided through medical centers and health units in the governorate, and those who are discovered to be infected are directed and referred to receive the necessary evaluation and treatment in the referral hospitals specified in the governorate, according to the type of disease the mother has, in addition to activating and improving the quality of routine services they provide within the protocol for the care of pregnant women through services Maternity and Child Care, noting that medical clinics and examination places are well equipped, and medical supplies are available, stressing the medical teams’ privacy in examination places, confidentiality of results, good treatment of women and a good reception for those attending the presidential initiative.
“Masoud” added that the presidential initiative to support maternal and fetal health aims to medical examination of 157,736 pregnant Egyptian and non-Egyptian women in the cities and villages of Sharkia Governorate, in the age group over 18 years, between education, awareness and medical examination, through a trained medical team on examination work from “” Doctors, nurses, data entry operators, and rural pioneers.” The number of teams is 358 medical teams, in 358 points.
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