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The ongoing war on the Gaza Strip has created a worsening health crisis, depriving cancer and chronic disease patients of continuous treatment and leading to the spread of diseases and epidemics.
With more than half the population in need of urgent, life-saving assistance, international concerns are growing about the deteriorating situation, particularly with the increasing attacks on health facilities and personnel.
A new group of Palestinians returning to the Gaza Strip arrived at the Rafah border crossing.
The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population has warned against the rising rates of medically unjustified cesarean deliveries, stressing their long-term impact on children’s health.
According to a statement issued Sunday by Ahmed Al Subki, head of the Authority, a maximum state of alert has been declared across 267 family medicine centers and units, as well as 38 hospitals operating at various levels of care across the country.
Egypt has received approximately 107,000 Palestinians, who underwent the necessary medical examinations.
He added that there will be periodic reviews and monitoring of medical staff to ensure that patients receive uninterrupted care.
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly made inspection tours of several private hospitals on Saturday, directing the Ministry of Social Solidarity to allocation EGP 63 million for two hospitals.
He will be accompanied by several ministers and relevant authorities, according to a statement released by the cabinet on Friday.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health and Population Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, met Tuesday with Dr. Elie Chaliot, President and CEO of GE Health Care, and his accompanying delegation, to enhance the frameworks of joint cooperation in supporting and developing the health sector.
The Ministry of Health said: "We are working to establish field hospitals despite the inability to provide the minimum basic services."
Dr. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the official spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Population, revealed that the Egyptian state is working in full swing to provide the best services to the people of Sinai.
The lives of 39 premature babies in Al-Shifa Hospital are at risk of death at any moment, she said, noting that one of those premature babies died this morning because fuel ran out. The incubators will only be able to work until this evening, she said.
This comes as part of the ministry's strategy for digital transformation, in a way that guarantees the achievement of a major service boom by the end of 2023.
The ministry affirmed intensifying the presence of the required medical teams in the emergency departments of hospitals.
Abdel Ghaffar said that the minister stood on the reports on the occupancy rates of the hospitals across the various governorates.
More than 200 experts specializing in medical care and management of health facilities from 17 Arab countries along with health care investors will take part in the conference.
More than 200 experts specializing in medical care and management of health facilities from 17 Arab countries along with health care investors will take part in the conference.
In media remarks on Saturday, He added that acting Minister of Health and Population Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar ordered to cancel the vacations for the medical staff in hospitals.
The hospitals have enough blood bags and a medicine supply, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health.
