Health
Measles vaccination drive covers 615,000 children as Egypt's health ministry monitors the campaign
October 30, 2026 at 03:57 PM · Updated 1h ago
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يواليوم السابع
تطعيم 485 ألف طفل بالقاهرة ضد الحصبة والحصبة الألمانية خلال 5 أيام
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يواليوم السابع
الصحة تكثف جولاتها الميدانية لمتابعة تطعيمات الحصبة.. تطعيم 615 ألف طفل
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مصالمصرى اليوم
إطسا تتصدر حملة التطعيم ضد الحصبة والحصبة الألمانية بالفيوم.. وبندر الفيوم يتلقى توجيهات بخطة تصحيحية
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مصالمصرى اليوم
الكلاب الضالة تعطل تدفق أهالى الجيزة على مكاتب الحملة القومية للتطعيم ضد الحصبة
(opens the publisher’s site)Egypt's health ministry has intensified monitoring of its national measles-rubella vaccination campaign, which has administered 615,000 doses in two governorates.
- Health ministry spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghaffar said Suez vaccinated 72,850 children, 51% of its target, while Beni Suef vaccinated 542,600 children, reaching 68%.
- The ministry conducted field visits to both governorates to verify vaccine availability and the safety of service procedures.
- Fayoum's Ibshaway district led the campaign's first-week results with 79.4% completion, a health directorate review found.
- Stray dogs blocked the entrance to the Omraniya health office in Giza, leading some residents to postpone vaccinating their children.
- Deputy Health Minister Amr Qandil said Cairo had vaccinated 485,000 children within five days, reaching 51% coverage of roughly 951,000 target children.