The Ministry of Health and Population said hearing screening tests have so far been conducted for 4.799 million children as part of a presidential initiative for the early detection and treatment of hearing loss and impairment for newborns.
The initiative was launched in September 2019. A total of 267,856 children were re-examined a week after the first screening at the same unit, Health and Population Ministry Spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghaffar said.
