The Ministry of Health and Population announced the provision of reproductive health services and family planning methods free of charge to 615,545 “beneficiary” women, through mobile clinics and reproductive health convoys in all governorates during the first half of 2022, in the context of concern for family health and development and to achieve “Egypt Vision 2030” ».
Dr. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the official spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Population, stated that the ministry provided free family planning services and means, through 771 reproductive health convoys, and 13,745 visits to mobile clinics, in addition to 3 promotional campaigns, which were implemented in remote and first-career areas at the level of the Republic. He pointed out that 185,942 new beneficiaries benefited from family planning services, which are provided free of charge.
Abdel Ghaffar said that the ministry provides technical support to the clinics affiliated with NGOs by training the medical teams working in them to provide family planning services with high quality, and they are provided with family planning methods free of charge and periodically, according to their needs, pointing out that the total outcome of the means reached 98 thousand. And 729 beneficiaries through 484 supported clinics, 419 clinics affiliated with NGOs, and 65 clinics affiliated with the “2 Enough” project.
For his part, Dr. Hossam Abbas, Head of Population and Family Planning Sector, indicated that the total number of beneficiaries’ visits to family planning units amounted to 11,370,287 visits, including 1,166,735 new beneficiaries, pointing to the disbursement of 14,228,298 means of various kinds. .
Abbas said that 8,638,730 home visits were carried out by rural women leaders in all governorates of the Republic, where they gave 490,705 educational seminars to raise awareness of family planning services and means, promote health services and raise health awareness in the community.
He added that 151,360 seminars were held in women’s clubs, to raise awareness of reproductive health issues, and 101,884 women were trained in some crafts, such as handicrafts, leather products, sewing and knitting, and the establishment of 2,381 product exhibitions, pointing to the opening of 969 literacy classes in women’s clubs. In the governorates of the Republic, believing in the importance of supporting women’s development, raising the economic level of Egyptian families, and raising women’s ability to make decisions, especially the decision to have children, within the objectives of improving demographic characteristics.
Abbas added that 1,091 training courses were held for service providers and technical supervisors in all governorates to install modern devices and use sonar devices, and to provide advice and services for family planning methods in hospitals after childbirth and abortion, in addition to training rural women leaders on the developed program to update information in residential educators and raise their adequacy.
He stressed the continuation of activating the free hotline service for family planning and reproductive health advice (we are with you) on the number 08008880800 to respond to women’s inquiries about family planning methods and services, respond to rumors and direct women to places to provide the service.