The high priority of the health file

Books – Muhammad Sami:
Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi held a meeting to follow up the development of the health system in Egypt, with Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister, Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Minister of Health and Population, Lieutenant General Ahmed El Shazly, Head of the Financial Affairs Authority of the Armed Forces, and Major General Ahmed Al Azazi, Head of the Engineering Authority of the Armed Forces.

Counselor Ahmed Fahmy, spokesperson for the Presidency of the Republic, stated that the Minister of Health presented during the meeting the executive position of the projects being implemented in the health sector, including the development of the Nasser Institute into an integrated medical city, the establishment of a new central laboratories complex in accordance with the highest international standards, and the development of a number of hospitals. In addition to the executive position for the establishment of the new National Cancer Institute 500500, as well as the plan to establish a new heart institute with international specifications, in order to enhance the role of the National Heart Institute, which is one of the largest specialized medical edifices to serve heart patients, in addition to To establish a new and integrated complex for mental health, addiction treatment and geriatric medicine.

The spokesperson added that the meeting also dealt with following up on the developments of the various presidential health initiatives, as the successes achieved over the past years to support the health of citizens of all categories were reviewed, and their positive impact on health planning at the national level, foremost of which is the “100 million health” initiative to eradicate the virus. “C”, as well as the women’s health support initiative to detect tumors, as well as the “ending waiting lists” initiative, which succeeded in treating about one million and 632 thousand patients, in addition to the upcoming marriage examination initiative, which in turn contributed to the examination of about 67 thousand people, in addition to To the presidential initiatives to support maternal and fetal health, newborn children, school students, screening for genetic diseases, and health care for the elderly.

A spokesman for the Presidency of the Republic stated that President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi directed the continuation of the ongoing efforts to improve the availability and quality of health services provided to citizens, indicating that the health file occupies an advanced priority on the state’s agenda, and receives great attention and intensive work to overcome the structural challenges facing it, with the aim of continuous improvement. for the health system, in a way that achieves the benefit of Egyptian citizens of all categories