Presidental Initiatives in Healthcare Sector Improving Health Services in Egypt

Minya – Hassan Abdel Ghaffar

Tuesday, 06 June 2023 11:00 PM

The presidential initiatives in various fields have made a big leap in all sectors, foremost of which is the health sector, which the state attaches great importance to, and this appeared during the presidential initiatives, including the initiative Decent lifewhich invades 192 villages and 757 subordinates, through the replacement and development of hospitals and health units, and the establishment of new medical centers in deprived areas.

Among these initiatives are the medical convoys, the maternal and fetal health initiative, dental initiatives, and other initiatives that provided treatment services to thousands of patients free of charge, after reaching villages, hamlets, and disadvantaged areas with these initiatives..

And within the activities of the presidential initiative to care for the health of the mother and the fetus, Dr. Mohamed Hassanein, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health in Minya, said that medical services were provided to 3,624 pregnant women during the month of April.

Mohamed Samir, Director of the Basic Care Department and Coordinator of Presidential Initiatives in Minya Governorate, said that the initiative aims to examine pregnant women from the first day of pregnancy until delivery, with the aim of early detection of many diseases, the most important of which is the hepatitis virus. B ” And syphilis and human immunodeficiency virus, in addition to checking pressure and taking physical measurements of weight and height and measuring blood sugar, in order to prevent the transmission of diseases from the mother to the fetus..

He added that the initiative takes place in 260 health units and medical centers, in all health departments at the level of Minya governorate, through trained medical teams, while taking all necessary preventive and precautionary measures and following infection control methods..

The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health in Minya pointed to the continuation of the efforts made by the Health Directorate in Minya through the Department of Dentistry to develop and raise the efficiency of services provided in dental clinics in health facilities affiliated to the Health Directorate in Minya, where he explained that medical services were provided to 23,253 cases in dental clinics in health facilities affiliated to the Directorate of Health. Minya, during the month of April.

Dr. Mustafa Sahman, Director of the Dental Department, added that the Dental Department continues to provide its services at the highest level and follow up the workflow through the supervisory teams in hospitals, units and medical centers, as medical services were provided to 23,253 cases in dental clinics in hospitals, units and medical centers.

And he continued that cosmetic fillings were made for 45 cases; Root treatment for 21 cases, surgical extraction for 2,865 cases, drug treatment for 21,000 cases, 801 cases of gum treatment, examination and treatment for 79 cases during the month of Ramadan, and educational seminars on oral and dental health have been implemented for 1,288 visitors to dental clinics in all Health departments.

It is noteworthy that the Egyptian state, under the leadership of President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Republic, achieved unprecedented achievements in the health sector and the development of hospitals, including the Samalout Model Hospital, which is located on an area of ​​​​9630 square meters, and includes emergency and reception departments / regular and CT scans, magnetic resonance and ultrasound / 14 clinics. External / Sterilization Department / Morgue / Laundry / 40 Dialysis Machines / 4 Laboratories / Blood Bank / Patient Residence Rooms / Doctors and Nursing Staff Residence / Departments of Natural Childbirth and Surgical Operations / Intensive Care / A part has been allocated to the Nursing School, which includes 6 classrooms, and rooms for teachers In addition to a laboratory, a library, and a meeting room. At a cost of 247.787 million pounds, and 70 million pounds for equipment.

And the Liver and Digestive System Hospital at Minia University, and it consists of 5 floors with a total capacity of 203 beds, including 44 care beds, 28 intensive care beds, general surgery department, endoscopy department, internal medicine and liver department, at a cost of 166 million. .

Malawi Specialized Hospital covers an area of ​​28.9 thousand square meters, and consists of 151 beds. The hospital includes several departments, including: the dialysis department, which consists of 46 beds, the intensive care department, which consists of 19 beds, and 21 nurseries for children, in addition to a department for laboratories, analysis, reception, emergency, x-rays, operating rooms, a nursing school, and a store. Administration, support services, patient accommodation and pharmacies, at a cost of EGP 237 million.

In addition to Dermos Central Hospital, which consists of a main building with 4 floors, a clinic building with 3 floors, strong buildings and a storage tank..

It aims to provide 107 families (67 patients – 11 intensive care units – 20 premature patients) – consisting of departments (patient accommodation – laboratories – operations – gynecology and obstetrics – dialysis – outpatient clinics – support services) – Dermoas Central Hospital is characterized by the addition of 38 dialysis machines serving About 220 patients, and the construction cost is 216 million pounds so far.

It provides dialysis places for patients in the center and reduces the hardship of receiving service in neighboring centers. The hospital is equipped with an oxygen generator to provide oxygen instead of cylinders and oxygen tanks. It was designed according to the engineering standards of modern hospital code. It includes an automatic fire detection system for all rooms and units of the building..