Over 4M children examined for hearing impairment: Egypt's Health Ministry

Egypt Today
Apr 24, 2023

Over 4M children examined for hearing impairment: Egypt's Health Ministry


The Ministry of Health and Population on Monday said a hearing survey has been conducted for 4.705 million children as part of a presidential initiative for early detection and treatment of hearing loss and impairment for newborns.

The initiative was launched in September 2019. A total of 263,299 children would be re-examined, a week after the first screening at the same unit, Health Ministry Spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghaffar said.