Minister
of Health and Population Hala Zayed stated Monday that 1,432,852 have been
screened for anemia, obesity, and dwarfism within a campaign targeting the
screening of 14 million school children for such diseases.
The campaign was launched early in November two weeks after academic year 2020/2021 had begun.
The campaign, which will conclude by the end of the academic year, takes place in 29,444 schools across the country, and includes Egyptians and foreigners.
The screening process is assumed by 1,800 medical teams. Each team consists of a nurse, a lab technician, and an administrative employee.
Source: Egypt Today
