schools. Importance is also attached to providing routine medical check-ups on children when they first start school or start a new school year. These check-ups are also administered to students engaging in sports activities, while regular health awareness programs at schools help to educate children about healthcare through various activities and public health programs are incorporated in schools, particularly the child inoculation program which sees children vaccinated against many diseases. C. Physically Challenged Persons 1. Egypt ratified the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in March 2008; it has since become a law. Several other laws and decrees have been issued concerning this subject, including Decree No. 126 of 2008 amending certain provisions of the Child Law No. 12 of 1991. The Minister of Education issued Decision No. 42 of 2008 concerning the establishment of a committee to examine the integration of children with special needs in public education schools. He also issued Decision 264/2011 on the admission of students with simple disabilities in schools that are prepared for integration in public education. The National Council for Disability Affairs was established by the Prime Minister's Decision No. 410 on April 17, 2012. The Council formed specialist departments to review the regulations and laws by experts and legal advisers, and another committee to monitor, coordinate, and evaluate them. At least 16 subcommittees were established to formulate disability policies and strategies in Egypt, with a number of subcommittee members being part of the 50-member-committee that drafted the 2014 Constitution. Recognizing the importance of the promotion and protection of human rights of persons with disabilities in a way that ensures their full rights without discrimination and in order to eliminate all obstacles to their effective participation and integration in society, Articles 53 and 81 of the 2014 Constitution provide for the state's obligation to ensure their health, social, cultural and recreational rights and their access to sports and educational activities. The constitution also ensures their integration with other citizens, with a commitment to take measures to eliminate all forms of discrimination against them, as well as prohibiting any discrimination on the basis of disability. Article 214 of the Constitution stipulates that the National Council for Persons with Disabilities shall be technically, financially, and administratively independent and shall be 72