Governorate: Sohag

Location: Sohag is bordered by Assiut governorate in the north, by Qena governorate in south, by the Red Sea governorate in east and by the New Valley governorate in west. It extends for 125 km along the Nile River and is 467 km away from Cairo.

Population: Its population is estimated at about 5,193,052, representing 5.2 percent of Egypt’s total population. The percentage of males to females is 52 percent to 48 percent respectively. (CAPMAS 2019)

Family planning services: There are 351 family planning clinics in Sohag, 18 mobile family planning clinics, 12 family planning warehouses and 613 outreach workers.

Main indicators: (DHS 2014)

• Total fertility rate: 4.3
• Unmet need for family planning methods: 25.9 percent

EU Supported activities:

• 101,108 women received family planning messages during campaigns
• 579 community health workers trained on family planning counseling
• 71 Women Health Clubs revitalized in family planning clinics
• 535 women reached through Women Health Clubs
• 9 family planning clinics awarded Al-Wessam logo of excellence
• 96 primary healthcare units with youth-friendly family planning services
• Staff at 127 family planning clinics trained
• 12 warehouses refurbished 
• 108 nurses at primary healthcare level trained
• 95 religious/community leaders reached by campaigns 
• 47 entertainment education events in out-of-school settings
• 590 students attending family planning-related entertainment education events
• 5910 new parents received family planning counselling through use of birth registers and other relevant databases