Egypt: Health Minister Says Vision Problems for School Students Should Be Detected Early

Egyptian Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar underlined the importance of the early detection of vision problems for school students.

Abdel Ghaffar made the remarks while visiting a school in Gharbia governorate, in the middle Nile River delta, Lower Egypt, as part of an initiative dubbed “Our children’s eyes are our future”.

The health minister commended the results of the initiative’s first and second phases, calling for replicating this model in all governorates.

On his…