Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Minister of Health and Population, held a meeting today, Saturday, with the Medical Insurance Committee of the United Nations Climate Change Conference “COP27” to review the plan to secure the conference, which will be hosted from Sharm El-Sheikh, next November.
The meeting dealt with a detailed presentation of the axes of the medical insurance plan for the Governorate of South Sinai for the entire period of the conference, which provides for the provision of all services (curative, preventive and outpatient) to the delegations participating in the conference, in parallel with the raising of the level of preparation in all health facilities in all governorates of the Republic.
Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, official spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Population, said the minister examined the proposed plan to provide preventive services, starting with the preparation and reception of delegations, the application of preventive measures, the precautionary measures for the emerging coronavirus and the mechanism for evaluating procedures during the event, and the minister was also briefed on the prevention teams that participated in the event. The event was made up of doctors, health observers, laboratory officials, environmental affairs and disease vector control teams.
Abdel Ghaffar added that the minister followed the field traffic reports of the preventive and environmental affairs teams to conduct an environmental and health assessment and to follow the application of precautionary measures in (hospitals, hotels, desalination plants, swimming pools, plants, water tanks, restaurants) in the city of Sharm El-Sheikh.
Abdel Ghaffar pointed out that the minister has looked into the evacuation hospitals of all levels (first, second and third) that are listed to provide medical services within Hadath, South Sinai and neighboring governorates, as well as the stationing of clinics. fixed and mobile, to ensure medical services in the hotels of residence of the delegations and in the vicinity of the venue of the sessions The conference, in addition to the field hospital, is underway near the Sharm El-Sheikh Convention Center.
Abdul Ghaffar added that the minister was briefed on medical and non-medical equipment in progress in fixed and mobile hospitals and clinics, on providing a sufficient supply of medical and preventive supplies, on blood groups and its derivatives, as well as on the list of the teams that will provide medical services in various specialties in those places, and also followed the field traffic reports on the facilities. ).
“Abdul Ghaffar” indicated that the minister has reviewed the details of the plan regarding emergency insurance, as he examined the equipment of the fleet of ambulances, which includes (ambulances equipped with intensive care units, rapid intervention vehicles , logistics support vehicles, electric scooters, infection control vehicles and field control vehicles for the Department of Health). delegations, tourist routes, as well as the conference venue, and the axes leading to Sharm el-Sheikh.
Abdel Ghaffar said the minister ordered the swift completion of the electronic system being implemented, to link all sites providing medical services to conference attendees and to provide tablets to all participating medical staff. events, especially the big ones.
Abdul Ghaffar added that the minister has ordered to conduct a hands-on simulation of medical insurance scenarios prior to hosting the conference, to identify any challenges or needs and to ensure that all necessary needs are available to provide medical services to event attendees. .
Abdel Ghaffar revealed that the minister has directed the launch of a revitalizing campaign to vaccinate workers of hotels, restaurants, shops, tourism companies and public transport drivers in Sharm El Sheikh with coronavirus vaccines.
The meeting was attended by dr. Ahmed El-Sobky, Deputy Minister of Health for Monitoring and Follow-up and Head of the Health Authority, Dr. Mohamed Gad, head of the Egyptian Ambulance Authority, Dr. Amr Kandil, Head of the Health Authority Sector of Preventive Medicine, Dr. Hazem El-Fil, head of the curative medicine sector, and Dr. Sherif Wadih, advisor to the minister for emergencies and urgent care.
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