“Check on your child.” Early detection protects the health of 195,000 students in the new academic year
“Check on your son”.. Early detection protects the health of 195,000 students in the new academic year
Within the framework of monitoring youth health in the academic year 2025/2026, the General Authority for Health Care announced the success of the “Check on your son” campaign in examining 195,000 male and female students in the five governoratesComprehensive Health Insurance: Port Said, Luxor, Ismailia, South Sinai, and Suez, with a completion rate of 76% of the total target of 257,000. Student.
It is worth noting that the “Check on your son” campaign was officially launched on May 24, 2025, targeting all students from kindergarten (KG1) to the first grade of secondary school in the five governorates of the comprehensive health insurance system, and todayThe General Authority for Health Care announces this achievement, which reflects the state’s commitment to ensuring medical examination for students, as it is an essential step in building a generation that enjoys physical and mental health, including Complies with sustainable development requirements.
Attention to early detection of diseases in the early educational stages does not only represent a health measure, but rather a strategic investment in human capital, as students constitute the most important resource for the future of development, and from here it is clear that presidential health campaigns, including this initiative, are not isolated from national and global trends, but rather are an extension of efforts to protect the child’s right to health and education within the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Comprehensive medical examinations enhance early detection of diseases
The “Check on your son” campaign includes a wide range of medical examinations, starting from a general examination by a family doctor and a complete nursing evaluation, through vision examination, skin and dental examinations, all the way to accurate examinations such as a complete blood count, blood type and RH, and a Hepatitis C analysis for students applying to the first year of middle school and secondary school. Evaluations are also conducted to detect mental, visual and hearing disabilities, which enhances the opportunities for early intervention.
This comprehensiveness confirms that the medical examination of students is not just a routine procedure, but rather an integrated system that seeks to detect chronic diseases early and protect the students’ physical and mental development. With each case that is monitored, it is transferred to the Authority’s health facilities in each governorate, while ensuring that treatment is dispensed free of charge and the results are recorded electronically, which establishes a periodic follow-up system that contributes to prevention more than treatment. This trend paves the way for talking about the social role of the campaign.
The “Check on Your Son” campaign is a tool for community education
In addition to therapeutic services and examinations, the Authority pays great attention to health education for families, by educating parents about the importance of proper nutrition and healthy patterns for children, which makes the campaign go beyond being a therapeutic activity; To be transformed into a strategic tool for building comprehensive health awareness, and through this awareness, the values of health sustainability that are inseparable from the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Egypt are strengthened.
Providing all services free of charge to beneficiaries of comprehensive health insurance reflects equitable access to health care, and ensures that students’ health does not turn into an economic burden on families. Here it becomes clear that the initiative does not only serve the individual, but also the entire community. Because it lays the foundations for solid public health that supports future productivity.
Early prevention is an investment in new generations
Dr. Ahmed Al-Sabki, Chairman of the Health Care Authority and General Supervisor of the Comprehensive Health Insurance Project, explained that reaching 76% of the target so far reflects the Authority’s seriousness in protecting the health of students, and pointed out that this percentage carries many indications of the health system’s ability to respond to challenges and guarantee the rights of the new generation to care.
Given the dimensions of this achievement, the “Check on your child” campaign establishes a sustainable path for school health care, making early medical examination an institutional practice that reflects the state’s seriousness in investing in human capital. The initiative, with its advance planning, comprehensive coverage of the early stages of education, and accurate examination programs that include nutritional indicators and physical development, presents an integrated picture of a national health model that balances the curative and preventive dimensions, and links the child’s right to health and quality of life.
Hence, theThe Earth Guards Foundation believes that the “Check on Your Son” campaign constitutes a practical model that proves that student health is the first gateway to building a national future capable of progress; It combines early medical care and health education for families within a framework of social justice. With this approach, medical examination becomes a strategic tool for protecting human capital, and an affirmation that investing in people is the broadest gateway to achieving sustainable development.
