Egypt’s Minister of Health and Population, Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, affirmed that Egypt has achieved a historic transformation, becoming a successful global model in the elimination of hepatitis C.
He praised the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) 2026 report, highlighting Egypt’s leading position and the comprehensive healthcare transformation achieved under the wise leadership of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi.
The minister made these remarks on Friday during his speech at the opening session of the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) conference, held on the sidelines of the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva.
Abdel Ghaffar reviewed the achievements of the “100 Million Healthy Lives” initiative, under which nearly 63 million citizens over the age of 12 were screened.
The minister also noted that Egypt recently became the first country in the Eastern Mediterranean Region to achieve the regional target for combating Hepatitis B. Egypt’s efforts contributed to a 34 per cent reduction in the regional infection burden, marking the largest decline recorded globally between 2015 and 2024. He added that Egypt’s success has extended beyond its borders through the provision of technical and pharmaceutical support to 11 African and Asian countries.
Abdel Ghaffar explained that Egypt is now moving toward integrating liver diseases into national non-communicable disease strategies.
The minister reaffirmed Egypt’s commitment to achieving the goal of eliminating viral hepatitis by 2030 and leading global efforts to integrate metabolic and liver health strategies.
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