The Egyptian state attaches great importance to the health sector, unprecedented before the June 30 revolution. The state, under the patronage of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, launched a package of urgent health services to bridge the gap in services that faced shortages and sub-standards.
The Egyptian state has been keen to work in two directions in the health file for Egyptians, the first is the rehabilitation and development of 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 state’s efforts to raise the efficiency of the health care system
Achievements in the health sector
health initiatives
The most prominent aspects of development
The development aspects were:
Establishing and developing 113 hospitals, adding 5937 beds in government hospitals, and establishing and developing 143 ambulance points.
– Developing 171 hospitals and family medicine centers, and equipping 203 medical facilities in accordance with quality standards in the field of comprehensive health insurance.
Elimination of Hepatitis C by examining 50 million citizens, and treating 1.2 million infected citizens.
– 23,906,809 women have been examined, as part of the initiative to support the health of Egyptian women, since its launch in July 2019, to include examination and awareness-raising for women free of charge, starting from the age of 18.
– Examination of 1.1 million pregnant women under the initiative to care for the health of women and the fetus.
Eliminating waiting lists by completely completing the treatment of the first stage cases, and performing 885,000 various surgeries.
Detection of chronic diseases and kidney disease, by examining 25 million citizens, developing 180 dialysis units, and providing 2,600 dialysis devices.
– 14.3 million citizens benefited from treatment at the state’s expense.