11:37 p.m
Sunday, February 12, 2023
Books – Ahmed Gomaa:
The Ministry of Health and Population will start working on the new system for issuing medical certificates for those about to get married, starting next Wednesday, February 15, as part of the initiative that aims to stress the conduct of a number of analyzes before completing the marriage contract.
According to a source in the Ministry of Health, to Masrawy, it is scheduled that the last day to work with paper health certificates will be next February 14, provided that work begins with mechanized health certificates equipped with the “Qr Code”, which has a price of 170 pounds per certificate, and it will be received within days. After taking samples, conducting analyzes and approving the certificate.
It is also decided that the authorized persons will be informed and stressed not to complete the procedures until all the required papers are completed.
The list of examinations includes 10 analyzes within the medical examination procedures, in addition to conducting a clinical examination to assess the state of health in general, according to the source.
The list includes analyzes of infectious diseases such as “AIDS, virus C and virus B”, in addition to analyzes of non-communicable diseases such as “diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity”. Thalassemia”, and it will be necessary before the completion of the marriage contract, with the aim of preventing the birth of children with genetic diseases.
The source pointed out that 303 medical centers have been allocated nationwide to conduct these analyzes, provided that their number will be increased during the next stage.
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