The World Health Organization reveals diseases that cause the death of 84% of Egyptians

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London – Al Arabiya.net

Posted on: April 22, 2024: 07:42 PM GST Last updated: April 22, 2024: 08:37 PM GST

Data from the World Health Organization reveal a type of disease that causes about 84% of deaths in Egypt. These are communicable diseases, according to what the Egyptian newspaper “Youm7” reported on Monday, citing the Iraqi Dr. Nima Saeed Abed, the organization’s representative in Egypt.

Dr. Abed also said: “The health of individuals does not depend only on a set of interconnected biological factors that include physical, mental and psychological dimensions, but it extends beyond that as it is strongly influenced by environmental, behavioral, social and economic determinants. The World Health Organization is committed to supporting Governments need to create a healthy environment and work to reduce exposure to risk factors that lead to non-communicable diseases and injuries.

The Egyptian Food Bank will provide healthy foods while taking into account food safety standards, operate the school canteen, and provide interactive activities to promote health messages in a simple and attractive way in the selected schools, within the bank’s “School Nutrition” program, which is one of the most important programs in the axis of preventing the spread of disease. Nutrition among newborns and children up to 12 years of age by shifting from remedial policies to precautionary activities aimed at reducing the likelihood of food insecurity.

Mohsen Sarhan, CEO of the bank, said that the bank was keen to participate in the “Partnership for Healthy Cities” initiative in cooperation with official bodies and local and international organizations, to match its strategic objectives with the Food Bank’s “school feeding” program, which aims to provide healthy and safe school meals. For children, this contributes to meeting the basic nutritional needs of young people and reducing malnutrition, helps them grow better and develop healthy habits in the long term, and is reflected in their academic excellence in addition to gaining life skills.