A table guide to the initiatives under Egypt’s 100 Million Healthy Lives name: the Ministry’s October 2026 totals, who each one is for and what the official pages say is checked, whether hepatitis C and breast cancer screening are part of it, and where to start.
100 Million Healthy Lives («100 مليون صحة») is the umbrella name for Egypt’s presidential public-health initiatives, which the State Information Service (SIS) compilation of December 2024 describes as free health and treatment services. The Ministry of Health and Population’s figures, reported on 8 October 2026, count 16 of them. Each is aimed at a defined group, such as newborns, pregnant women or adults over 40.
This guide sets out what the official pages say about who each initiative is for and what it checks, whether the hepatitis C and breast cancer screening people search for is part of it, and where to start. It is not a directory of health units and cannot tell you whether you qualify: each initiative decides that. It does not cover «100 يوم صحة» (100 Days of Health), the Ministry’s campaign of that name.
In short:
- It is an umbrella: 16 initiatives, about 95 million beneficiaries and more than 303.5 million medical services over eight years, in the Ministry’s figures reported on 8 October 2026.
- The SIS page on the kidney-disease initiative describes its services as carrying no financial burden on the citizen and gives hotline 15335 for inquiries (read 31 October 2026). Confirm the same for the others.
Last checked: 31 October 2026, on the pages listed under Sources. The Ministry’s own initiatives site, 100millionseha.eg, did not open from our connection that day, so the descriptions below follow the SIS’s December 2024 compilation, which for most of them reproduces that site as it stood in September 2024. Groups, figures and phone numbers change, so confirm them before you rely on them.
What is the 100 Million Healthy Lives initiative?
It began in October 2018 as the “mother initiative” to eliminate hepatitis C and screen for non-communicable diseases, and other public-health initiatives followed, according to the SIS compilation of December 2024 (read 31 October 2026). The count differs by date: the Cabinet’s website counted 14 initiatives on 13 November 2024 (read 31 October 2026), and the Ministry’s figures reported on 8 October 2026 say 16.
| Figure | Value | Source and date |
|---|---|---|
| Initiatives under the umbrella | 16 | Ministry of Health and Population figures, reported by Masrawy, 8 October 2026 |
| Beneficiaries over eight years | About 95 million | Same report |
| Medical services | More than 303.5 million | Same report |
| Screening units | 3,527 | Same report |
| Earlier official count, for comparison | 14 initiatives, 94 million citizens, 212,878,000 services | Cabinet website news page, 13 November 2024 |
Read on 31 October 2026. The 2026 figures are the Ministry’s as reported by Masrawy. The Cabinet’s Media Center gave the same totals in a video, with data to the end of September 2026, as reported by Amwal Al Ghad on 20 October 2026, in the same terms: “about 95 million” and “more than 303.5 million”. We could not open an official Ministry or Cabinet page that carries them.
What does each initiative check, and for whom?
The tables follow official pages. “Compilation” means the SIS compilation of December 2024; rows marked “progress section” use the part of it that cites an October 2024 news report. The other two sources are SIS initiative pages updated in 2026. “Who” is the official group in our English words, and text in «» is the source’s own wording. Groups and ages change, so confirm each before you go.
Newborns, children and school
| Initiative | Who | What the page says is checked or provided | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newborn hearing | Newborns, in all governorates | Hearing screening, with awareness of the importance of doing it within 28 days of birth. Devices are at primary care units; diagnosis and treatment go through higher-level centres or referral hospitals. | Compilation |
| Newborn genetic screening | In its first phase, premature newborns held in neonatal critical-care units in hospitals | Screening for 19 genetic diseases. | Compilation, partly its progress section |
| School nutrition | All primary-school pupils, aged 6 to 12 | Early detection of anaemia, obesity and stunting by weight, height and haemoglobin, then treatment and follow-up of positive cases. | Compilation, partly its progress section |
| Hepatitis C among school pupils | First-year preparatory pupils, with parents’ consent (school year 2024 to 2025) | Rapid tests by Health Insurance Organization teams. Positive cases go to 24 liver committees at the Organization’s branches. | Compilation, progress section |
Women, pregnancy and families
| Initiative | Who | What the page says is checked or provided | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women’s health support | «السيدات فوق 18 سنة» (women over 18) | Awareness from a “health pioneer” on non-communicable diseases, breast cancer and self-examination, and a clinical examination for targeted women with blood pressure, blood sugar, weight and height. | Compilation |
| Maternal and fetal health | Pregnant women; the service requires the woman’s consent | Height and weight, blood pressure, a blood sugar test, and tests for syphilis, hepatitis B and HIV. Mother and baby are followed for 42 days after the pregnancy ends. | Compilation, partly its progress section |
| Premarital screening | People about to marry | Early detection of genetic, non-communicable, infectious and sexually transmitted diseases, with hepatitis C, hepatitis B and HIV named. | Compilation |
| The Golden 1,000 Days | Women preparing for marriage, pregnant women, mothers in the first two years after birth, children from birth to two | Family counselling on reproductive health, family planning, breastfeeding and nutrition, and iron and vitamin supplements for mothers and children. Launched 22 August 2023, under the 100 Million Healthy Lives umbrella. | SIS page, updated 14 Aug 2026 |
Adults and older people
| Initiative | Who | What the page says is checked or provided | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic disease and early kidney disease | «المواطنين فوق سن الأربعين عاماً» (citizens over 40), plus young people from 18 with a medical history or risk factors linked to chronic disease | Blood pressure, random and cumulative blood sugar, blood fats, kidney function and body mass index, at 3,601 primary care units in every governorate. | SIS page, updated 9 May 2026 |
| Cancer early detection and treatment | «السيدات والرجال من سن 18 سنة فما فوق» (women and men from 18) | Stated aims: finding disease early and eliminating cervical cancer in Egypt by 2030. No particular tests are listed. | Compilation |
| Older people’s health | Older people and their families | Height and weight, blood pressure and sugar, an ECG, and questionnaires on anxiety and depression, cognitive skills and nutrition. | Compilation |
| Mental health, “Your Health Is Happiness” | Several groups | Early detection of and early intervention for autism spectrum disorder (a questionnaire initiative for ages 18 to 24 months), treatment of addiction, psychological support for pregnant women, people with chronic disease or tumours and older people, and detection of depression. | Compilation |
Read on 31 October 2026. These twelve rows are the initiatives we could read about on an official page. They line up with the Ministry’s list of 16 as Masrawy gave it, but that list titles some of them differently (the chronic-disease and kidney initiative is «بداية حياة صحية», newborn genetic screening comes under «مستقبلنا في صحة ولادنا», and the Golden 1,000 Days appear as “100 golden days”) and counts autism detection, which our mental-health row mentions, as an initiative of its own. It also names children’s eye health, care for children with diabetes and treatment for children with spinal muscular atrophy. We left those three out: we found no official description of the first two that we could read, and the compilation’s account of the third dates from September 2024 and concerns who can receive treatment. Ask the hotline about them.
Is hepatitis C screening part of 100 Million Healthy Lives?
The initiative began with hepatitis C, but among the initiatives the SIS compilation describes it is named in two programmes: premarital screening lists it among the diseases it looks for, and the school programme for first-year preparatory pupils tests for it. The Cabinet’s page of 13 November 2024 also lists «مبادرة الكشف المبكر وعلاج فيروس سي» (early detection and treatment of hepatitis C) among its 14 initiatives, but the 16 names Masrawy gave in October 2026 mention hepatitis C only for school pupils. We found no official page we could open that confirms whether adults can be screened at a unit today, so ask the hotline before you go.
Is breast cancer screening part of 100 Million Healthy Lives?
Breast cancer is named in the women’s health support initiative. The SIS compilation says a “health pioneer” gives women awareness on non-communicable diseases, breast cancer and self-examination, and that a clinical examination is done for targeted women over 18. Its progress section adds that the initiative offers examination, treatment and awareness from age 18 for early detection of breast tumours. The cancer early-detection initiative covers women and men from 18. The compilation does not say which tests are used, so ask the unit what will be done at your visit.
How do I use the initiatives, and where do I start?
- The hotline. The SIS page on the kidney-disease initiative gives «الخط الساخن لمبادرة 100 مليون صحة 15335» (read 31 October 2026), for receiving inquiries. It is not an emergency service: in an emergency, go to the nearest emergency department.
- The Ministry’s site. The compilation names 100millionseha.eg as its initiatives site. It did not open from our connection on 31 October 2026.
- Where it happens. The same SIS page says the chronic-disease services run at 3,601 primary care units, and the compilation places hearing-screening devices there too. School screening is organised with the education ministry, and the school hepatitis C programme requires parents’ consent.
Questions to ask the unit or the hotline:
- Which initiative fits me, or my child?
- What exactly is checked at the visit?
- Is anything charged?
- When and how do I get the results, and if something is found, where does follow-up happen?
In Egypt: how do the initiatives sit beside insurance and private care?
The initiatives are public-health programmes run by the Ministry of Health and Population, as the SIS compilation describes them. How they sit beside the Health Insurance Organization, Universal Health Insurance and private care is in the map of healthcare in Egypt, with sources and dates. Routine childhood vaccination is not named on the lists we read: its schedule is in Egypt’s childhood vaccine schedule.
Where Medigize stands
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 100 Million Healthy Lives initiative in Egypt?
It is the umbrella name for Egypt’s presidential public-health initiatives. It began in October 2018 as the “mother initiative” to eliminate hepatitis C and screen for non-communicable diseases (SIS compilation, December 2024), and the Ministry’s figures reported on 8 October 2026 count 16 initiatives.
Are the initiatives free?
The SIS page on the kidney-disease initiative describes its services as carrying no financial burden on the citizen (read 31 October 2026), and the compilation describes the umbrella as free services. Ask about each of the others.
What is the hotline for the initiatives?
The SIS page on the kidney-disease initiative gives 15335 as the hotline of 100 Million Healthy Lives (read 31 October 2026). It is for inquiries, not emergencies.
Who can use the initiatives?
Each initiative has its own group. Examples from the official pages: citizens over 40 for the chronic-disease initiative, women over 18 for women’s health support, and pregnant women for maternal and fetal health. Confirm your own group before you go, or ask the hotline.
Medigize is a non-diagnostic navigation tool. This is general information, not medical advice. In an emergency, call an ambulance or go to the nearest emergency department.
Sources
- State Information Service (SIS): early detection of kidney disease initiative, page updated 9 May 2026, read 31 October 2026
- State Information Service (SIS): the Golden 1,000 Days initiative, page updated 14 August 2026, read 31 October 2026
- State Information Service (SIS): The Presidential Initiatives over ten years, 2014 to 2024 (PDF, cover dated December 2024; most initiative descriptions reproduce the Ministry’s initiatives site as of September 2024), read 31 October 2026
- Cabinet of Ministers: Health: presidential initiatives delivered 212 million medical services (news page of 13 November 2024), read 31 October 2026
- Masrawy: how 95 million citizens benefited from 100 Million Healthy Lives, with Ministry of Health and Population figures (8 October 2026), read 31 October 2026
- Amwal Al Ghad: Cabinet Media Center video on 8 years of 100 Million Healthy Lives (20 October 2026), read 31 October 2026
- Ministry of Health and Population: 100 Million Healthy Lives initiatives site, did not open on 31 October 2026
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