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HEALTH SYSTEM IN EGYPT

Health services provided by the family health system:

1. Services provided for children:
 Vaccination.
 Follow up of growth and development.
 Comprehensive care of the sick children.

2. Services provided for women:

 Reproductive health and family planning.
 Antenatal care and tetanus vaccination.
 Safe delivery and health education.

 Early detection of malignancies.
3. Services provided for all ages:

 Treatment of diseases especially chronic, infectious, parasitic

diseases.
 Dental services.
 Dealing with emergency, performing minor operations.

4. Services of public health:

 Combating infectious, communicable diseases.
 Controlling epidemics.
 Maintaining, supervision of health environment.
 Registering births and deaths.

5. Establishing centers for continuous medical training and education.

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