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AL-SEHA: A Longitudinal Study of Egyptian Healthy Aging

AL-SEHAActiveEgyptEstablished 2021Aging cohort
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20,000
Cohort size
2021
Year started
National
Setting
50+
Age group
All
Sex
Aging cohort
Cohort type

About this cohort

AL-SEHA: A Longitudinal Study of Egyptian Healthy Aging is a aging cohort cohort in Egypt, established in 2021. It covers approximately 20,000 participants in a national setting, spanning 50+ (all). Led by American University in Cairo (Social Research Center and partners, its research focuses on aging, cognitive health & dementia, ncds.

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Research themes

Primary research themes for this cohort.

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Aging
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Cognitive Health & Dementia
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NCDs

Study population

Who the cohort follows.

This cohort covers 20,000 participants in a national setting in Egypt, spanning 50+ (all). Detailed inclusion criteria and follow-up schedule — To be confirmed.

Timeline

Milestones in the cohort record.

2021
Cohort established
Start of data collection as recorded in the APCC directory.
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Further milestones
To be confirmed Additional events pending custodian input.

Key characteristics

Core descriptive metadata.

Study design / type
Aging cohort
Cohort size
20,000Participants / residents
Population focus
50+ · All
Geographic coverage
EgyptNational
Year started
2021Ongoing
Coordinates
30.0444, 31.2358Lat, Long

Institutions & governance

Lead institution(s); partners and governance to be confirmed.

American University in Cairo (Social Research Center
Institute of Global Health and Human Ecology)
Institute of National Planning, Egypt
Max-Planck-Institute MEA

Partner institutions & governance arrangements — To be confirmed

Nested studies & sub-cohorts

Studies built on this cohort platform.

Nested studies / sub-cohorts — To be confirmed.

FAIR readiness

Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable assessment.

F · TBCA · TBCI · TBCR · TBC
ⓘFAIR assessment pending — to be completed with the cohort custodian against the APCC metadata standard.

Investigators

Principal investigators and ORCID identifiers.

Information pending validation.

Publications & evidence

Outputs, policy briefs and research evidence.

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Data access & governance

How the data can be accessed and governed.

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Access procedure
Managed access via the cohort custodian
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Ethics & governance
To be confirmed

Collaboration opportunities

Partnerships and capacity strengthening.

Collaboration opportunities, capacity-strengthening and partnership details. To be confirmed.

Contact

How to reach the cohort team or request access.

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Lead institution
American University in Cairo (Social Research Center
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Contact
To be confirmed
Metadata source: APCC cohort directoryLast reviewed: 19 June 2026Some fields are placeholders pending custodian confirmation — verify independently.