CAIRO – Egypt’s Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Ayman Ashour has said the health care sector in Egypt is witnessing a significant development, thanks to the unprecedented efforts made by the State to upgrade university hospitals in accordance with the latest global standards.
All efforts fall within directives of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to accelerate the development of the health system in the country to improve medical services offered to citizens, the higher education minister.
The minister’s remarks came during a meeting with Presidential Adviser for Health Affairs Mohamed Awad Tag El Din at the Higher Education Ministry’s headquarters in the New Administrative Capital (NAC).
In this regard, Ashour stressed the necessity of fostering cooperation and coordination between university hospitals and the Ministry of Health’s hospitals to enhance the quality of health services offered to citizens.
He lauded Tag El Din’s valuable contributions to bolstering education and scientific research programs in university hospitals and strengthening their role in implementing presidential initiatives, especially the “100 Million Healthy Lives” initiative.
The minister emphasized the need to achieve the goals of the National Strategy for Higher Education and Scientific Research 2030 in university hospitals, through applying specific mechanisms that include analyzing the current situation, identifying the actual needs of university hospitals and developing a future vision for each of the seven regions.
Ashour stated that university hospitals should be fully prepared to continue receiving injured Palestinians of the Gaza Strip and providing the highest medical care for them, as part of the political leadership’s instructions.
On that score, He underlined the importance of supplying sufficient beds to accommodate all cases coming from the Gaza Strip, equipping operating rooms with the medical equipment necessary to perform surgical operations and providing highly experienced doctors and technicians in various medical specialties.
