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Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouli reviewed a detailed report on the executive status of the presidential initiative aimed at eliminating waiting lists for surgical operations during the period from December 27, 2025 to January 27, 2026.

The report comes within the framework of directives issued by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to continue improving healthcare services and expanding the implementation of presidential health initiatives, including the program to end surgical waiting lists.

The president had directed the allocation of LE3 billion to accelerate the clearance of waiting lists for critical and urgent cases, easing patients’ suffering as part of the new social protection package.

The initiative seeks to prevent the accumulation of waiting lists for surgeries across several medical specialties and interventions. Since its launch, more than three million patients have benefited through services provided by hospitals affiliated with the Health Ministry, Higher Education Ministry, Armed Forces, police, civil society organizations, private hospitals and facilities of the General Authority for Healthcare.

According to the report, about 43,000 patients underwent surgical interventions during the period from December 27, 2025 to January 27, 2026.

These included procedures in ophthalmology, cardiac catheterization, open-heart surgery, orthopedics, neurosurgery, oncology, cochlear implants, liver and kidney transplants, as well as peripheral and cerebral catheterizations.

The report also indicated that 3,262 cases were shifted to medication-based treatment during the same period, while 5,443 patients received surgical procedures through the General Organization for Health Insurance.

In addition, some 86,609 patients received medication despite not being covered by health insurance until January 27, 2026, while 41,126 cases remain on waiting lists, including those registered under the Health Insurance system.

Source: Egypt Independent