Egypt to implement raft of family planning measures and services

Egypt to implement raft of family planning measures and services

Author: Mohammed Abu ZaidID: 1616106988281125800Thu, 2021-03-18 01:39

CAIRO: Egyptian Minister of Planning and Economic Development Hala Al-Saeed has said a study is underway to issue a Family Insurance Fund for Egyptian families using birth control, in cooperation with the Financial Regulatory Authority, as part of a national project of family development.

The goal of this project is to control population growth, as a way to improve the quality of life of Egyptians, the minister said, adding it would include the economic empowerment of women aged 18 to 45 by providing job opportunities and encouraging them to achieve financial independence

The minister said that criteria for benefiting from the insurance scheme will include periodic family examinations every six months and breast cancer tests, in addition to the obligation to wait a specified period between having children, and only having a certain number of children per family.

The first stage of the scheme will take place over a period of three years, she said.

During the first phase, 2 million women will be trained as part of the National Initiative for Women's Empowerment. Smaller projects are also planned for about 1 million women.

Al-Saeed said there will be coordination with the Ministry of Higher Education to formulate programs for young