Egypt leads presidential health initiatives, ranks high in national performance metrics
The Red Sea Governorate continues to distinguish itself in the implementation of presidential health initiatives, achieving advanced rankings nationwide. This comes in line with the directives of Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Minister of Health, and underscores the state's commitment to improving the quality of healthcare services provided to citizens.
Ismail Al-Arabi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health and Population in the Red Sea, affirmed that the Health Directorate has achieved exceptional results. Recent performance evaluations revealed the governorate's leading positions in several initiatives. Most notably, the Women's Health Support Initiative saw the Red Sea Governorate secure first place nationally. This achievement is attributed to dedicated efforts in examination, awareness, and early disease detection, reflecting the commitment of medical teams and the effectiveness of fieldwork.
The Undersecretary of Health added that the Red Sea Governorate ranked third in the Maternal and Fetal Care Initiative, demonstrating the quality of care provided to pregnant women and success in early detection of mother-to-fetus transmitted diseases. Similarly, in the Early Detection of Cancer Tumors Initiative and the distribution of "FIT" samples, the governorate achieved fourth place among governorates in terms of quality of implementation and coverage of target groups. Overall, in the general classification of health initiatives' performance, the Red Sea Governorate secured fifth place nationwide, an accomplishment reflecting seriousness and discipline in executing presidential health directives.
For the Chronic Diseases and Early Detection Initiative, the governorate ranked seventh with an achievement rate of 98%, reaching 1036 cases out of the monthly target of 1062 cases. This underscores the efficiency of the work system in reaching targeted populations. Al-Arabi emphasized that these successes are the fruit of effective cooperation and coordination between medical and administrative teams, under the supervision of Dr. Basma Yahya, the initiatives' coordinator in the governorate.
The Undersecretary of Health clarified that Ahmed Galal, Director of Primary Care Administration, Shireen Magdy, Director of Motherhood and Childhood Administration, and Nurse Hanaa Mohamed, Nursing Supervisor for the Initiatives, participated meticulously in the implementation of these initiatives.
He further stressed that these results reflect the spirit of teamwork and the dedication of medical and administrative staff in implementing the Ministry of Health's plans and the political leadership's directives.
He affirmed the continuation of efforts to ensure the provision of integrated healthcare services worthy of the people of the Red Sea Governorate, extending thanks to all work teams and calling for continued commitment and increased efforts to achieve further successes in developing the healthcare system.
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