Written by Walid Abdel Salam
Tuesday, 07 February 2023 12:00 AM
The Ministry of Health and Population confirmed in a circular that it is possible to perform diagnostic tests Diabetes If a number of symptoms appear on a person, they are:
1- Excessive thirst
2- Weight loss
3- Blurred vision
4- The constant feeling of hunger
5- Stress
6- Frequent urination
And the Ministry of Health and Population continued, that early detection, follow-up and treatment can be made within the initiative of the President of the Republic to examine and treat chronic diseases and early detection of kidney disease for free.
Dr. Fawzi Fathi, Executive Director of the Mother and Fetal Health Initiative, confirmed that the initiative’s services are provided in all health units and medical centers, and cases that need advanced medical examinations are referred to 90 referral centers for HIV and HIV, in addition to 163 centers. for referral Syphilis patients At the level of the Republic, cases with high blood sugar or any other risk factors detected are referred to complete evaluation and treatment in 303 hospitals affiliated with the Ministry of Health.
Dr. Fawzi Fathi said that the initiative has more than 4,000 medical teams, who have been trained on how to use devices for early detection of infection with B virus, HIV and syphilis for pregnant women, and to perform blood sugar analyzes and physical measurements, in addition to training them on how to deal with With the beneficiaries, completing the follow-up card, and entering the data, explaining that the medical teams, devices, and supplies that must be available have been distributed according to the number of pregnant women in each unit, and that work continues throughout the official working days from 8 am to 2 pm.
