The Egyptian state pays great attention to the health sector, as never before, so the state launched a package of urgent health services to bridge the gap in services that faced shortages and low standards.
The Egyptian state was keen to work in two directions in the health file for Egyptians, the first is to rehabilitate and develop the health infrastructure to keep pace with the development in the performance of the health service through the application of the new comprehensive health insurance system. Applying internationally adopted quality standards in order to achieve patient satisfaction with the service.
The state allocated LE 270 billion (from the state’s general budget) during the period (18/19-20/21) for health programs, with a growth rate of 70% compared to the previous three years.
The first phase of the comprehensive health insurance system was implemented in 5 governorates, with 6.1 million beneficiaries, constituting 6% of the Egyptian population. More than 11 million medical and treatment services were provided to the beneficiaries of the comprehensive health insurance, and the number of surgeries that were carried out reached 175,000, and more than 75,000 emergency cases were dealt with.
From the general budget, the Egyptian state directed regarding EGP 572 billion for government spending on the health sector during the previous eight years (14/2015-21/2022), with a growth rate of 285% compared to the previous eight years (2007/06-13/2014). The annual government spending directed to the sector increased from 31 billion pounds in 2014/13 to 109 billion pounds in 21/2022, with a growth rate of 252%. According to a report by the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development.
In line with that, the public investment directed to the health sector during the same period exceeded 132 billion pounds, with a growth rate of 450%. This confirms the keenness of the political leadership to pay attention to health care for citizens and consider it the main pillar of human development.
