CASC aims to improve the public health aspects of marginalized members of Egyptian society.
The Primary Health Care program seeks to improve health conditions for 50% of the target participants.
The program offers:
- Awareness courses on communicable and non-communicable diseases: to raise awareness about the importance of early detection of communicable and non-communicable diseases to men and women (aged 18 and above).
- First aid course: to train local cadres (aged 20-35) with first aid skills in order to attend to emergency cases as a means of serving their community.
- Mobile health clinics: to provide primary medical care to men and women (aged 18 and above) in marginalized communities deprived of medical services.
- Upgrading health care facilities: to improve medical services in underserved communities by supplying established healthcare units with equipment according to their needs based on an assessment of the application.
- Medical campaigns: to conduct campaigns for early detection of chronic diseases and disabilities, including but not limited to hypertension, diabetes, thyroid diseases, breast cancer and visual disability to name some of the addressed health problems.
- Children nutrition courses: to address issues of malnourishment among children aged 2-6 years and raise awareness about the importance of a healthy meals and how to prepare it.
- The first 1000 days’ campaign: to raise the awareness of parents about the most important feeding practices in the pregnant mothers and the child’s life.
In 2024, the Primary Health Care program focuses on three main aspects: prevention, symptoms, and treatment. The prevention aspect includes 458 awareness courses on communicable and non-communicable diseases (such as dermatological, respiratory, digestive, ophthalmological diseases, blood pressure, diabetes, and kidney diseases) for 23,679 participants. The symptoms aspect covers 158 medical campaigns on early detection of breast tumors, thyroid diseases, and visual impairments for 9,210 participants. The treatment aspect involves upgrading two healthcare facilities and implementing 104 mobile health clinics for 8,620 participants.
