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Health outcomes improve in Egypt and Ghana

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2026-08-24 21:42 UTC → 2026-08-31 07:44 UTC · added removed

In late July 2026, data from Egypt showed a sharp fall in age‑standardised cancer mortality, dropping from roughly 95,300 deaths in 2022 to 80,500 in 2024. This 23.5% decline was driven by a 22.1% reduction in liver‑cancer deaths following a nationwide hepatitis‑C eradication effort and a 19% drop in bladder‑cancer cases linked to long‑term schistosomiasis control. Breast‑cancer mortality also fell 15% following the Presidential Initiative for Women’s Health, which screened over 20 million women and reduced advanced diagnoses from 70% to 20%. During the same period, Ghana reported a decrease in HIV infections and AIDS‑related deaths. The 2025 national estimates showed new infections falling from 16,189 in 2024 to 13,951, alongside a 14% reduction in deaths. Adult HIV prevalence among ages 15–49 dropped to 1.40% from 1.79% in 2015. Officials attributed Building on these gains to expanded testing and treatment, setting targets to halve new infections and deaths by 2030. Egypt’s hepatitis‑C elimination campaign, specifically the “100 million health” initiative, successes, Egypt has been highlighted as a global model for sustainable health transformation. launched further large-scale interventions. The programme screened ‘100 Days of Health’ campaign, which began on August 1, 2026, has provided over 60 28.5 million citizens and provided free treatment to more than 4 million people, reducing hepatitis‑C prevalence to 0.28%. Following its WHO Gold Level certification, the Egyptian Ministry of Health medical services, including therapeutic care, primary care, and Population emphasized a strategic shift from reactive treatment to proactive prevention. This holistic approach includes early detection for liver cancer, premarital mental health screenings, and pediatric care. Egypt intends support. The initiative also aims to share these lessons through training and capacity‑building partnerships across Africa, the Middle East, reduce surgical waiting lists and Europe. Building expand universal health coverage. Reflecting on this strategy, the broader impact of presidential health initiatives since 2018, the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population has reinforced its focus on proactive prevention and early diagnosis. Ministry spokesperson Hossam Abdel Ghaffar noted reported that the ‘100 Million Healthy Lives’ initiative remains a cornerstone of this transformation, supporting citizens through life stages such Seha’ programs have delivered over 289 million medical services. These include screenings for Hepatitis C, malnutrition, and hearing loss, as premarital screenings, pregnancy, well as 72 million visits related to women’s health. To support these services, the Ministry has invested 403.46 billion Egyptian pounds in health infrastructure between 2014 and pediatric care. 2026, completing 981 projects to expand hospital capacity and equipment.

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  1. 2026-08-31 07:44 UTC Health outcomes improve in Egypt and Ghana
  2. 2026-08-24 21:42 UTC Health outcomes improve in Egypt and Ghana
  3. 2026-08-15 22:18 UTC Health outcomes improve in Egypt and Ghana
  4. 2026-07-29 15:21 UTC Health outcome declines in Egypt and Ghana

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