Egypt’s Healthcare Authority announced that more than 46,000 newborns underwent audiological examination in the four comprehensive health insurance governorates: Port Said, Luxor, Ismailia, and South Sinai.

This came within the president of the republic’s initiative for early detection of hearing impairment in newborns.

Examinations are conducted for children in Port Said through 26 family medicine units and centres, while examinations are conducted in Ismailia through 20 units and family medicine centres affiliated with the authority covering all parts of the governorate, while audiological examination services are provided for children through 34  family medicine centres and units in Luxor, and 11 family health units and centres in South Sinai, with a total of 91 medical facilities affiliated with the authority.