Tuesday 25/March/2025 – 02:39 AM
The Ministry of Health and Population recommended citizens to rely on potatoes as a healthy alternative to Ramadan sweets, which contain high levels of sugars and fats, noting its multiple nutritional benefits.
The Ministry stated, in an awareness publication on its official platforms, that potatoes are rich in carbohydrates that provide the body with energy, in addition to containing fibers that enhance the health of the digestive system, as well as antioxidants that contribute to the prevention of diseases.
The Ministry stressed the importance of choosing healthy food alternatives during the month of Ramadan to maintain public health and reduce the risks of diseases associated with increased consumption of sugars and fats.
Earlier, I was keen Ministry of Health and PopulationCommitment to address tuberculosis, reduce its spread in cooperation with all concerned sectors and civil society, set effective policies in confronting it by introducing new diagnostic and treatment services in chest diseases hospitals and raising the efficiency of manpower through various training programs.
Dr. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the official spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Population, explained that the ministry has developed a strategy to eliminate the tuberculosis by 2030 in line with the sustainable development goals and Egypt’s 2030 vision, which aims to raise the rate of discovery of tuberculosis cases to more than 90%of the expected cases, and increase the discovery of drugs resistance to more than 80%, in addition to raising the success rate of treatment to more than 90%, and the ministry also seeks to provide services Preventive categories at most tuberculosis, which will lead to a decrease in the incidence of cases to less than half of what it was in 2015.
