Egypt's health ministry reports 74 million visits under women's health initiative

Egypt's Ministry of Health said its presidential women's health initiative has received more than 74 million visits since launching in July 2019.

• Spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghaffar said 3,129 women were examined at primary clinics in October 2026, with 1,314 cases referred for imaging.
• The ministry said the initiative recorded 23.7 million first visits and 36.6 million periodic visits since its launch.
• Executive director Hatem Amin said 40,755 breast cancer cases were detected, with over 536,000 mammograms performed.
• Amin said more than 30,000 medical providers were trained and more than 36,000 inquiry calls were received under the initiative.