The Government has also taken a series of other steps, including: a) Providing 20 million immunization packages in Egypt to approximately 2.6 million children annually in all governorates. Parents of children who have been vaccinated are advised to ensure that all vaccinations are administered with the vaccination coverage rate now exceeding 96 percent. b) Providing vaccinations and vaccines for all vaccination target groups (children, schoolchildren, travelers, national campaigns, etc.). c) Launching National campaigns and limited campaigns against polio, German Measles and Mumps, providing up to 40 million annual vaccinations, with positive monitoring of all diseases targeted with vaccination. d) The provision of free anti-HIV drugs and periodic follow-up laboratory tests for AIDS sufferers through 13 specialist centers in a number of governorates, and the provision of voluntary HIV testing and laboratory testing via 23 fixed and mobile centers in 17 governorates, serving 4,602 recipients to date. e) Reducing the rate of serological transformation among renal dialysis patients from 27 percent before the establishment of the infection control structure and the associated implementation of infection control procedures to less than one percent in 2016. f) Supporting safe disposal of waste system products by providing 17 incinerators, with periodic sampling of the outlets at drinking water purification plants to control the drainage. Concerning the quality control and safety of drinking water, 34,194 samples were taken to ensure their fitness for human consumption. The state also strives to provide safe drinking water in 27 governorates. Drinking water is now available to around 96 percent of the total population with a national project now underway to expand the availability of drinking water to include the entire population and meet the needs of all citizens. A number of monitoring and distribution stations have been opened across the country to regularly monitor the quality of the drinking water supply on a 24-hour basis in order to ensure compliance with international standards and specifications, complying with the guidelines of the WHO in terms of the number and regularity of samples tested from the water networks and their safety for consumers in all regions. 53

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