The Egyptian Health Care Authority kicked off its third annual meeting on Saturday under the slogan “Building a medical civilization in the New Republic…Three years of comprehensive health insurance”, from the Karnak Temple in Luxor.
The meeting was held on the occasion of the third anniversary of President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi’s inauguration of the comprehensive health insurance system in Port Said on November 26, 2019.
Ahmed Al-Sobky – Chairman of the Authority’s Board of Directors, Deputy Minister of Health and Population and General Supervisor of the Comprehensive Health Insurance Project – said the Authority’s third annual meeting celebrates the Egyptian pioneering experience in the implementation of the system and the achievements of the Health Care Authority.
So far, the system is implemented in four governorates – Port Said, Luxor, Ismailia and South Sinai.
Al-Sobky added that the annual meeting of the Health Care Authority witnessed the display of the first interactive 3D hologram in Egypt at Karnak Temple and a discussion session on the future of health care. in Egypt, in addition to honoring symbols of health work and partners in success. for the Private Sector Comprehensive Health Insurance Project.
He also indicated that a meeting will be held on the sidelines of the forum with Arab and Emirati investors and project success partners from the private sector to discuss strengthening cooperation, exchanging experiences for the continuous improvement of the health system. in Egypt, and encouraging the investment climate in healthcare.
Al-Sobky also stressed the importance of the meeting in consolidating relations with key Arab and international health institutions, agencies and organizations in order to encourage the investment climate in the field of health care in Egypt and to strengthen the country’s global leadership in this field, stressing that there are great investment opportunities in the field of health care in Egypt.