A representative of “World Health”: Egypt is one of the countries with low “AIDS” rates

Dr Naima Al-Qusayr, representative of the World Health Organization in Egypt, confirmed that Egypt is one of the countries with low rates of “AIDS” infection and that it is taking serious steps towards rapid case detection thanks to ‘updating of disease detection strategies, the use of modern testing methods in various health care settings and awareness raising. The risk of contracting HIV, as evidence indicates that “early diagnosis and early treatment equate to a healthy life without complications and less chance of transmitting the infection.”

Naima added during a press conference to coincide with World AIDS Day on Tuesday that the Egyptian government has been a historic step since 2014 to ensure treatment for people through the antiviral treatment program (ART) and indicated that there are approximately 38 million people living with HIV. Human rights (AIDS) globally in 2019.

He stressed that World AIDS Day is an important platform to highlight the role of relevant institutions, UN organizations and civil society in supporting prevention and care services for HIV patients and the most vulnerable groups, highlighting continued support and cooperation between the World Health Organization and the Egyptian government in the national response to the fight against HIV Since the discovery of the first case in Egypt in 1986, the organization has also directed the Egyptian response in the context of global priorities in the fight against HIV, in line with the national response and the United Nations strategy and objectives for sustainable development, as well as continuing cooperation with the Egyptian government to strengthen its health systems. And help them move towards universal health coverage.

For his part, Randa Abul-Hassan, representative of the Egypt Office of the United Nations Development Organization, commended the efforts made by the Egyptian government and the Ministry of Health and Population to tackle HIV (AIDS ) and commended the state’s efforts to address the emerging coronavirus pandemic, as well as health promotion. The general public for all Egyptians through the “100 Million Health” campaign, which inspired the world as one of the largest state-led health campaigns, referring to the cooperation of the United Nations Development Program with United Nations partner organizations and in coordination with the Ministry of Health and Population, to ensure the continuity and sustainability of health services during the Corona pandemic front, including services to provide health care to people living with AIDS.

He drew attention to the efforts of the Ministry of Health and Population to strengthen health services to fight AIDS in the face of the Coronavirus pandemic, which has helped ensure the ability of people with AIDS to continue to obtain care by providing supplies. enough antivirals for several months, as well as allocating safe corridors for them to spend. Treatment in hospitals and medical centers to protect them from exposure to infection with the emerging coronavirus, adding that the Ministry of Health and Population has adopted an innovative model to ensure the sustainability of anti-AIDS services and to achieve comprehensive coverage among infected people through treatment programs that work to reduce harm, as well as linking services to fight ‘AIDS’ with some other health problems such as infection (virus C) and other blood-borne and transmissible diseases, contributing thus the elimination of the social stigma associated with AIDS and the expansion of the connection of people living with HIV and those who are affected by it with health services linked to prevention. And the treatment on the other hand.

Abul-Hassan affirmed the continuation of cooperation between the United Nations Development Program, the Ministry of Health and Population, the United Nations partner organizations and development partners in order to strengthen Egypt’s national response to the fight AIDS as part of Egypt’s strategy to eliminate AIDS by 2030, stressing that healthy citizens are among the most important pillars to achieve development. Sustainable development such as the UNDP Strategic Plan for the period 2018-2021 states that health is a result, an indicator and a key driver to move forward towards achieving the 2030 vision and the sustainable development goals.

Christina Albertine, Regional Representative for the Middle East and North Africa for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, thanked Dr Hala Zayed, Minister of Health and Population, Dr Heba El- Sayed, director of the national AIDS program, directors of the national tuberculosis control program, the national hepatitis program and the national health program. Psychology and the working group of the Ministry of Health and Population for their efforts in taking care of the public health of citizens and expressed solidarity with 38 million people living with HIV around the world, stressing the importance of focus on common solutions that lead to the achievement of an important goal of the Sustainable Development Goals, which is ending AIDS as a threat to public health by 2030.

He explained that to ensure the continuity and sustainability of HIV service provision during the emerging coronavirus crisis, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, in partnership with the World Health Organization, the Joint United Nations Program on HIV (AIDS) and civil society, worked to build workers’ capacities. In the health sector, he also welcomed the decision of the Egyptian government and the Ministry of Health and Population to approve treatment with alternatives to opioids, which can save lives and give people with opioid drug use disorders the opportunity. to start a new life and live a normal life, underlining the importance of global solidarity and shared responsibility in overcoming the emerging coronavirus, eliminating the AIDS epidemic and guaranteeing the right to health for all.