President Abdel Fattah El Sisi called for maintaining work on the implementation of the comprehensive health insurance system in order to reach the desired goal to include all governorates and offer health coverage to all Egyptians, with the highest levels of efficiency and quality.
The President’s remarks came as he met on Thursday with the Presidential Advisor for Health and Prevention Affairs Mohamed Awad Tag el-Din to follow-up on a number of national initiatives in the health and medical care sector for citizens.
During the meeting, the President was briefed on the results of implementing various presidential initiatives as part of the state’s efforts to improve public health.
President Sisi also gave directives to make the best use of the capabilities available in all institutions of the medical system, whether affiliated to the Ministry of Health or university hospitals, with the aim of enhancing the continuity of the success of these initiatives and the improvement of health services provided to citizens.
Dr Tag el-Din also presented developments of the implementation of the comprehensive health insurance system, clarifying the next steps and the time frame in this regard.