The Ministry of Health and Population received a delegation from the Hashemite Kingdom of JordanTo visit the hospitals of the General Secretariat for Health, Psychiatry and Addiction Treatment, in cooperation with the Pompidou Group, which is concerned with combating addiction in Europe..
Dr. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the official spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Population, explained that the visit aims to present the Egyptian model for treating adolescent addiction, and to learn about the treatment protocol for adolescent addiction and the services provided to them and their families in the hospitals of the General Secretariat for Mental Health and Addiction Treatment..
For her part, Dr. Menen Abdel-Maqsoud, Secretary General of the General Secretariat for Mental Health and Addiction Treatment, indicated that the visit lasted for 5 days, in the presence of 5 Jordanian participants working in the field of addiction control in Jordan..
Menen praised the role of the Pempidou Group in supporting addiction treatment services in Egypt, in several important projects during the previous years, including the implementation of a treatment program for patients with dual diagnoses, the implementation of a community program for the care of drug users, the development of a training model for addiction treatment, and the development of the strategic plan for addiction treatment and crisis management 2022. -2026.
Dr. Menen Abdel Maqsoud emphasized that the Ministry of Health was able to play its role and provide its services in a manner that demonstrated the importance of the mental health sector and the need to pay attention to it, as the Ministry provides all aspects of support for the development of services in this sector..
The Ministry of Health and Population organized a ceremony to honor the medical teams working in the preventive medicine sector in the ministry, for their contributions to the success of the goals of the limited campaign to vaccinate against COVID-19. poliomyelitiswhich was launched in October 2022, in the governorates of Cairo and Giza.
Dr. Amr Qandil, Chairman Preventive medicine sectorAnd Dr. Mohamed Shawky, Head of the Health Affairs Directorate Sector in Cairo Governorate, and Dr. Sameh El-Ashmawy, Director of the Health Affairs Directorate in Giza Governorate..
In his speech during the festive activities, the Minister of Health and Population stressed that the Egyptian state spares no effort to preserve the health and safety of its children, and strives to carry out vaccination campaigns against polio, on a regular basis, in all governorates of the Republic, according to specific programs and mechanisms, aimed at reaching every Egyptian and non-Child child. An Egyptian residing on Egyptian soil, from the age of one day to 5 years, which contributes to supporting community immunity among children..