President Abd Fattah El Sisi gave directives to conduct a study to establish the Egyptian Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the Egyptian Center for Precision Medicine, as two preemptive axes to address global challenges related to epidemics and diseases and to develop the Egyptian medical system.
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s comments were given during g meeting with Prime Minister Dr. Moustafa Madbouly and Deputy Prime Minister for Human Development and Minister of Health and Population Dr. Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar.
The Spokesman for the Presidency, Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy, said President El-Sisi reviewed the performance indicators of the comprehensive health insurance system and the implementation status of the project's second phase, which includes the governorates of Kafr El-Sheikh, Matrouh, North Sinai, Damietta, and Minya. The President gave directives for the rapid integration of these governorates into the system according to the designated timetables, in addition to studying the inclusion of Alexandria in the coming period, while emphasizing the importance of activating the role of the private and civil sectors in supporting the system nationwide.
President El-Sisi followed up on the progress of healthcare infrastructure projects. The President stressed the need to rapidly complete the Nile Medical City and the Nile Specialized Children's Hospital project, currently being constructed on the grounds of the Nasser Institute. The President also stressed the importance of closely monitoring the implementation rates of the National Central Laboratories Project in Badr City and the Capital Medical City project, affiliated with the General Organization for Teaching Hospitals and Institutes.
This includes 4,200 beds and 18 specialized medical institutes. Moreover, the President stressed the rapid completion of the draft law regulating the establishment of private medical facilities and their operation, within the framework of the state's support for investment in the medical sector and in integration with the comprehensive health insurance system. The President stressed that it was important for the relevant state agencies to continue encouraging the private sector to invest in Egypt in the medical field and pharmaceutical industry.
Dr. Abdel-Ghaffar also reviewed the latest developments pertinent to 15 presidential initiatives, including the initiative to eliminate waiting lists and provide treatment at state expense. The President emphasized the need to focus on reducing waiting lists for surgical procedures and providing treatment for critical cases, while enhancing mechanisms to expedite procedures and ensure access to services for the neediest. The President also gave directives to adopt all the necessary measures to implement a program to use non-invasive glucose monitoring devices for children with type 1 diabetes, in care for children's health.
The Minister of Health and Population also reviewed the progress made in implementing the National Population Strategy, in light of the positive results of the Egyptian Family Health Survey. President El-Sisi gave directives to intensify efforts to address demographic challenges by enhancing community awareness and educational programs so as to achieve sustainable population balance.
Source: Egypt Today
