National Population Council
Health Ministry, UNFPA discuss cooperation
Egypt
March 24, 2023
Health Ministry, UNFPA discuss cooperation
The National Population Council (NPC), an affiliate of the Ministry of Health and Population, discussed during a meeting Thursday with…
Population of Greater Cairo tripled since 1980: National Population Council
Egypt
May 23, 2020
Population of Greater Cairo tripled since 1980: National Population Council
Egypt’s National Population Council (NPC) said on Friday that the population of Greater Cairo has almost tripled in the past…
Egypt ranks first globally in FGM medicalization
Society
March 4, 2019
Egypt ranks first globally in FGM medicalization
Amr Hassan, the rapporteur of the National Population Council, stated that Egypt ranks first globally in the medicalization of Female…
Health minister aims to reduce Egypt’s population growth rate to 111 million by 2030
Society
January 28, 2019
Health minister aims to reduce Egypt’s population growth rate to 111 million by 2030
Egyptian Health Minister Hala Zayed said that she plans to bring the country’s population growth rate down to 111…
Egypt’s population up to 98 million people: Council
Society
December 11, 2018
Egypt’s population up to 98 million people: Council
Rapporteur for the National Population Council Amr Hassan said on Tuesday that Egypt’s population increased to 98 million people…
160 Egyptian villages to be free of FGM by 2022: NPC
Health & Fitness
August 4, 2017
160 Egyptian villages to be free of FGM by 2022: NPC
The National Population Council’s (NPC) Anti-Circumcision National Program announced on Tuesday that over the next five years 160 villages will…
Population Council aims to eliminate FGM by 2030
Egypt
February 8, 2017
Population Council aims to eliminate FGM by 2030
Egyptian society has responded to efforts made by national institutions to confront the phenomenon of female genital mutilation, according to the…