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WHO renews Egypt's Gold Tier certification for hepatitis C elimination
October 14, 2026 at 11:28 PM
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وزير الصحة يتسلم شهادة تجديد اعتماد "المستوى الذهبي" للقضاء على فيروس سي
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مدير الصحة العالمية يسلم وزير الصحة شهادة الحفاظ على المستوى الذهبى للقضاء على فيروس C
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الصحة العالمية: مصر أول بلد يحافظ على المستوى الذهبى فى التخلص من فيروس C
(opens the publisher’s site)WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus handed Egypt's Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar renewed Gold Tier certification for eliminating hepatitis C in Cairo.
- WHO presented the renewal at the 73rd session of its Eastern Mediterranean Regional Committee being hosted in Cairo.
- WHO stated Egypt is the first country in the world to be recognized for maintaining the Gold Tier status.
- The WHO regional verification committee approved the decision in July 2026 following assessment of 2023–2025.
- Abdel Ghaffar said Egypt cut hepatitis C prevalence to 0.28% and related deaths by 54% versus 2018.