CAIRO – Egyptian Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli said Monday that a national project to develop Egyptian families, which was launched earlier Monday, is meant to improve the quality of living and the human cadre in Egypt.
Speaking during a debate on the issue, Madbouli said this project complements state efforts meant to build a new republic.
Work started some seven years ago through a set of national development projects across Egypt, the premier said, believing this has led to unprecedented growth in the country’s history.
Egypt has, over the past seven years, been working on huge projects, whose cost exceeds 6.2 trillion pounds, Madbouli said in the debate held as part of a ceremony to launch the National Project to Develop the Egyptian Family in the presence of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi.
The ventures are being implemented in the countryside and cities alike in a bid to fix accumulations of previous years, the prime minister noted.
He added that efforts are being exerted with the aim to face current and future challenges even as the population continues to grow.
Madbouli cited the “Decent Life” initiative, which, he said, addresses 60 million citizens in the countryside with the aim to improve their living conditions within three years.
Today, the government is concerned about such efforts, especially in light of an ever growing population and emerging challenges in all aspects of life: education, health, foodstuffs, water and housing, the premier noted.
Indeed, the human element is such a positive factor, Madbouli acknowledged, noting that all world countries are assessed in terms of their populations and potentials.
It is not only a matter of numbers, rather quality, the prime minister stressed. Human cadres should receive the highest quality of education and health, Madbouli told the gathering.
He said his government has outlined a clear vision to guarantee major services are offered to all citizens and to help solve the overpopulation problem.
According to Madbouli, it is high time that all Egyptians moved to achieve this goal – reduce overpopulation across Egypt within the coming 20 years.
