Dr. Ashraf Oqba, former head of the Departments of Internal Medicine and Immunology at Ain Shams University, said that the presidential initiative to take care of maternal and fetal health, which was launched in March 2020, contributed to the detection of a large number of women to prevent the transmission of viruses, as without this care and follow-up they would be transmitted to fetuses and children would become People with diseases such as HIV, B virus, and others.
He added, during a telephone interview on the “This Morning” program, which is shown on “Extra News” channel: “This initiative included following up pregnant women during pregnancy and conducting regular check-ups.. and following up on the condition of the fetus and obtaining the necessary treatments during pregnancy through non-invasive medicines.” affect the pregnancy or the health of the fetus,” stressing that the initiative included intensive care even after birth, and ensured that infants received the required treatments and vaccinations, starting from birth.
And Dr. Ashraf Oqba continued: “As part of the initiative, the condition of women is also monitored even after the completion of the delivery process.. The birth of a woman infected with HIV or B virus requires a kind of integrated care during pregnancy, during childbirth and postpartum to prevent infection of children,” praising what she has achieved. Presidential initiative in preserving the health of fetuses.
And the Ministry of Health and Population had announced the success of the presidential initiative for «Caring for the health of the mother and the fetus» In preventing the transmission of HIV infection from infected pregnant mothers to fetuses by 100%, and preventing the transmission of hepatitis B virus infection by 99%, since the launch of the initiative in March 2020, said Dr. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, official spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Population, These percentages exceed the global average to prevent transmission of transmitted diseases from mother to fetus.