Health: Closing 17 illegal addiction treatment centers in Cairo and Giza governorates

To complete it Ministry of Health and PopulationImplementation of the second level of field traffic Medical facilities In all governments, in implementing the directives of Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health and Population, in an effort to communicate directly with citizens, increase the efficiency of medical facilities, quality health service a provide, and monitor and address any deficiencies in the level of medical service.

Dr. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the official spokesman of the Ministry of Health and Population, explained that the second phase of the field traffic campaign was implemented, targeting the Governorates of Cairo and Giza, where a campaign was established by the Central Administration of Non-Governmental Treatment Institutions, Secretary General of Mental Health and Addiction Treatment, the National Council for Mental Health, and the Anti-Addiction Fund, in coordination with the Ministry of the Interior – General Administration for Narcotics Control, when they looked at a number of violations, including “unlicensed facilities, managing a medical facility without a mental health license, practicing the medical profession without a license, and not follow infection control policies.”

Abdul Ghaffar confirmed the willingness of the Ministry to tighten control on… Medical facilities To ensure that it meets health requirements, that the facility and its staff obtain the necessary permits, that infection control standards are applied, and that the validity of medications is reviewed, a ‘ confirm that all legal measures will be taken in relation to violations that are observed during traffic. .

For his part, Dr. Hisham Zaki, Head of the Central Administration pointed out For non-governmental therapeutic centers and licensesThe campaign established in Giza Governorate has published reports regarding the violations investigated during traffic in 16 private addiction treatment centers, which are “4 centers for the Better Future Foundation in the areas of Saqqara in Badrashin and October 6, and 3 centers of the Abu Karim Clinic in the areas of Faisal and Saqqara in Badrashin. Labini Canal in Badrashin, and two centers for the Healing House in the Dikernes area of ​​Badrashin, and were immediately closed, and to ensure the health and safety of the guests, 180 patients were interviewed and evaluated and the transfer to two hospitals. linked to the General Secretary of Mental Health and Addiction Treatment in the Ministry of Health to initiate treatment as a result of the Psychiatric Patient Care Law No. 70 of 2009 and its amendments in 2020, so that the treatment plan can be developed and include it in the internationally approved treatment programs implemented in Ministry of Health hospitals, free of charge and in complete confidentiality.

“Zaki” indicated that the campaign visited the “New Life” Center in the City of Shorouk, Cairo Governorate, and found several violations within the center, including the lack of authorization, managing a medical facility to treat addiction without getting mental health. agreement, using the medical profession without permission, and not following anti-slavery policies, where the center was immediately closed, and 149 prisoners were transferred, in collaboration with the Anti-Addiction Fund, to Asmarat’s affiliated progressive clinics. with the Anti-Addiction Fund, to examine them and assess their health condition to transfer them to hospitals linked to the General Secretariat of Mental Health and the Anti-Addiction Fund, in case they need psychological treatment.