Egypt's Delegation to the United Nations: Experimenting with the C virus is one of the most successful experiences in the world
The delegation of Egypt, during a speech at the 72nd session of the General Assembly of the World Health Organization at the United Nations headquarters in the Swiss capital, expressed the importance of choosing the topic of comprehensive health coverage to be discussed, which is a great indication of the importance attached by the World Health Organization to extend the coverage to all peoples, Is one of the main pillars of the FAO Strategic Action Program for the period 2019/2023 and constitutes an integrated strategy for the work of the Organization in the coming period.
The Egyptian delegation pointed out that the Egyptian government is working hard for all citizens to enjoy comprehensive health coverage within the framework of an integrated national plan aimed at developing public health and combating all communicable and noncommunicable diseases, pointing out that the initiative of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi "100 million health" And the detection of cases infected with C virus along with the detection of noncommunicable diseases, which examined more than 55 million citizens, which is one of the primary axes of the state plan to improve public health and achieve comprehensive health coverage for all who live on the land of Egypt on an equal footing P Egyptians, both with regard to the examination process or received treatment free of charge.
The Egyptian experiment on treatment of hepatitis C patients is one of the most important tests for the treatment of communicable diseases worldwide, with the testimony of the international community, headed by the World Health Organization, where millions of people infected with this deadly disease have been treated so far. Until the disease is fully eradicated in the next few years.
The Egyptian state provides treatment at all levels for people living with the virus at a cost of less than US $ 60 at a time when the cost of this treatment about 70 thousand US dollars in many countries of the world.
The Egyptian government launched the program to implement an initiative to detect anemia, obesity and stunting among school children, which aims to identify 12 million children and provide free treatment for people suffering from these diseases through comprehensive health insurance.
The Egyptian government will begin implementing the initiative of the President of the Republic for the early detection of breast tumors in early July, expressing the appreciation of the Egyptian government and the Egyptian people for the technical support provided by the World Health Organization to implement these initiatives and programs, which is a key factor in achieving the goals.
Egypt is working to share the experience of the 100 million health initiative with African countries in the framework of implementing the President's initiative to provide the detection and treatment of African patients with HIV. This is in light of Egypt's great importance to the development of public health in Africa. The priorities set by the Egyptian presidency of the African Union, foremost among which is to support the achievement of comprehensive health coverage and the implementation of the goals of sustainable development, in cooperation with various parties, particularly the World Health Organization, especially with the intersection of these priorities with the objectives contained in the Program of Action Strategy for the Organization in the period 2019/2023.
The 12 African countries most affected by the spread of this disease have been identified to implement the first phase of the initiative, pointing out that the Egyptian government will continue its efforts to support a number of African countries in treating many diseases such as kidney failure by providing doctors, To provide technical support, training and capacity-building to these countries. In this context, the Minister welcomed cooperation with the World Health Organization [WHO] in order to maximize the benefit and development of these efforts.
It is of utmost importance to ensure access to scientific knowledge and technology in the field of pharmaceutical manufacturing and public health supplies and devices, with the need to localize the pharmaceutical industries in developing countries so that they can provide their local needs of essential medicines, pointing out that drug access failure contributes to the spread of counterfeit and non-compliant pharmaceutical products Have serious negative consequences for health systems.
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