Egypt
Started: April 2014 / Ended: June 2019
Through the Improving Maternal, Child Health and Nutrition Services project, MCSP strengthened Egypt’s Raedat Rifiat (RR) community health worker program. We systematically identified abilities, weaknesses and opportunities of the national program, and made feasible recommendations for improvement. The Ministry of Health and key stakeholders were closely involved in this process, with a view to building a foundation from which to fortify the Ministry’s capacity and encourage the engagement of a diversity of actors and partners.
To read a summary of work in Egypt, click here.
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Country Data
MCSP analyzed coverage disparities across RMNCH indicators for MCSP program countries. Click below for country-specific data.
| Select Health and Demographic Data for Egypt | |||
| GDP per capita (USD) | 2,412.727 | ||
| Total Population | 97,553,151 | ||
| Maternal Health | |||
| Maternal Mortality Ratio (deaths/100,000 live births) | 52 | ||
| Skilled birth attendant coverage | 91.5% | ||
| Antenatal care, 4+ visits | 82.8% | ||
| Newborn Health | |||
| Neonatal mortality rate (deaths/1,000 live births) | 12.8 | ||
| Infant mortality rate (deaths/1,000 live births) | 19.4 | ||
| Child Health | |||
| Under-five mortality (deaths per 1,000 live births) | 22.8 | ||
| Treatment for acute respiratory infection | 68.1% | ||
| Oral rehydration therapy for treatment of diarrhea | 8.2% | ||
| Immunizations | |||
| Diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus vaccine coverage (3 doses) | 94% | ||
| Family Planning | |||
| Modern contraceptive prevalence rate | 56.9% | ||
| Total fertility rate | 3.265 | ||
| HIV | |||
| HIV prevalence, adult | <0.1% | ||
| ART coverage, adult | 27% | ||
| Health Systems | |||
| Density of physicians (per 1,000 population) | 0.814 | ||
| Density of nurses & midwives (per 1,000 population) | 1.434 | ||
| Total Health Expenditure per capita (USD) | 156.637 | ||
| Sources: All data are from the World Health Organization, World Bank, and United Nations Children’s Fund. | |||
