CAIRO \u2013 9 August 2022: Spokesperson of the Ministry of Health and Population Hossam Abdel Ghaffar announced Monday introducing free-of-charge smoking cessation services at 14 asylums and rehabs, and through 18 mobile clinics.<\/p>\n
The Anti-Drug and Addiction Treatment Fund held in January a ceremony to celebrate providing a new batch of individuals, who recovered from addiction, small loans through Nasser Social Bank.<\/p>\n
The fund’s Chairman Amr Othman stated that the total financing disbursed through “New Start” initiative has amounted to LE5.5 million ($343,750). He added that the funding is aimed at enabling those individuals to start their own businesses creating a sustainable source of income for themselves and families.<\/p>\n
Further, the Anti-Drug and Addiction Treatment Fund held vocational training programmes for more than 6,000 recovered persons, giving them accredited certificates from certified entities.<\/p>\n
In December, General Manager of Preventive Programs at the Addiction Treatment Fund Ibrahim Askar stated in a phone-in that 6,000 former slum dwellers, who moved to alternative housing neighborhoods, Asmarat, Mahrousa, Bashayer Al Kheir, and Istabl Antar, sought in 2021 the free-of-charge treatment offered by the fund. <\/p>\n
Egypt Today<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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