Social Media and its Role in the Success of '100 Millions' Health' Campaign in Egypt

12 Pages Posted: 14 Aug 2019

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May Mahfouz

Ain Shams University Cairo

Date Written: June 30, 2019

Abstract

This research addresses the influence of social media with its ever-evolving techniques that serve social campaigns focusing on people as the central theme of its concern. Developers of social media techniques are always looking for and making the necessary changes through intensive and successive campaigns across various social media channels, to reach its full impact on users taking into consideration important marketing elements, such as culture and timing of said campaigns among other elements. Social media is a great way to communicate with the public. It contributes to building trust, elevates the spirits of society, enhances tolerance by considering emotions of individuals and it reinforces the feeling of belonging. It could positively affect the behavior and moral levels of humans. All that while working in an integrated framework of analysis that is run by governments, international institutions, civil society organizations and private sectors. These institutions factor in the public needs to better deliver their messages, there is no doubt that these types of social media campaigns are becoming a great deal of interest in different societies at different levels. As Egypt is aligning itself in recognizing the importance of evolution in social media and ultimately aim to change the negative reality and transform society to better reality; I will address in this study the role of social media in the success of “100 Millions’ Health” campaign that took place in Egypt. This campaign was able to gain great amount of popularity through social media networks and contributed to the convergence of Egyptian public opinion about its objectives.

Keywords: Social Media, Value, Healthcare

Suggested Citation

Mahfouz, May, Social Media and its Role in the Success of '100 Millions' Health' Campaign in Egypt (June 30, 2019). RAIS Conference Proceedings - The 13th International RAIS Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3433956 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3433956

May Mahfouz (Contact Author)

Ain Shams University Cairo ( email )

Cairo
Egypt

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