healthcare
The Egyptian pharmaceutical market is valued at EGP 300 billion annually, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar revealed Saturday.
The Cameroonian minister valued the move, and noted that Egypt had also made a similar one in October 2023 on treating children from anemia.
The annual cost will be LE10 billion, and will increase as the plan is to include more.
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli held a meeting Tuesday to follow up on the executive status of the new National Cancer Institute hospital dubbed 500500 hospital.
Egyptian Ambassador to Malabo Hadad Abdel Tawab met earlier this week Equatoguinean Minister of Health and Social Care Damaso Mitoha Ayecaba.
Senior officials also signed an MoU on collaboration between the Egyptian Drug Authority and the Rwanda Food and Drug Authority.
Prices of certain medicines are expected to climb as between 80-100 companies have applied to the Egyptian Drugs Authority (EDA) to up medicine prices by an average of 25-30 percent
The Cabinet released a statement Sunday indicating that 32.5 million state-funded medical care decisions were issued.
President of Cairo University Mohamed al-Khosht stated Thursday that those hospitals are equipped with the most modern devices.
The cost is LE17 billion.
The health ministers of Egypt and Equatorial Guinea met Wednesday to discuss collaboration.
The Egyptian government is taking significant steps to shield its citizens. In a major budgetary shift, more than half of the expected state revenues, amounting to LE 2.99 trillion, are being directed toward social spending programs for the upcoming fiscal year
According to an unnamed government official familiar with the project, the construction operations are set to be completed within the next year
Minister of Social Solidarity Nevine al-Qabbaj stated Sunday that 3.5 million citizens obtain medical services from healthcare facilities owned and run by the civil society.
Chairman of the Public Authority for Universal Health Insurance Ihab Abou Eish made statements Sunday.
The House of Representatives approved in principle Sunday the draft law submitted by the government.
Consultant to Health Minister for Population Affairs and Family Development Amr Hassan stated Tuesday that curbing high population growth in Egypt could be achieved by eliminating unintended pregnancies.
The President gave directives to swiftly complete the required legislative steps.
The statements were made during the Mother’s Day ceremony attended by the president and First Lady Intissar al-Sisi.
President Sisi met Tuesday with the prime minister and planning minister.
