'100 Days of Health' provides over 5mn free medical services in 3 days
The campaign, which is implemented in accordance with the directives of Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, the Deputy Prime Minister for Human Development and Minister of Health and Population, aims to improve healthcare services across the state.
As many as 1,570,726 services were provided by the campaign on Friday, according to Health Ministry Spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghaffar.
He added that the campaign had provided 616,883 services through the primary healthcare and family planning sector, 362,407 services via the therapeutic care sector, 205,377 services from health insurance organization hospitals and 5,402 emergency services delivered by the Egyptian Ambulance Organization.
Moreover, the campaign had offered health awareness and educational services to 85,681 persons through community outreach teams deployed in public spaces, clubs, and shopping malls across governorates, the spokesman added.
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