Health: 3.226 million treatment decisions were issued at a cost of 19.28 billion pounds within 10 months
The Ministry of Health and Population announced the issuance of 3 million and 226 thousand and 470 treatment decisions at state expense, at a total cost of 19 billion and 289 million and 905 thousand pounds, during the period from the first of last January until the end of October 2024, and this comes in implementation of the directives of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. By lifting the burden on citizens, especially those who are unable.
Dr. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the official spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Population, explained that the number of beneficiaries of treatment decisions issued at state expense reached 2 million and 120 thousand. And 470 citizens, indicating that the treatment decisions issued included the specialties of “blood diseases, oncology, surgery, gynecology, internal medicine, nose, ear, urology, and bones, in addition to skin and neurological diseases.”
He said " Abdul Ghaffar " A number of people were interviewed via video conference technology 5672, in implementation of the directives of Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health and Population, to facilitate the procedures for patients to obtain medical and therapeutic services at state expense without the need to come to the headquarters of the specialized medical councils and without the patient bearing any hardship.
For his part, Dr. Peter Wajih, Director of the Therapeutic Medicine Sector, indicated that the procedures for issuing treatment decisions at state expense begin by going to the nearest hospital and conducting medical examinations to diagnose the condition in preparation for releasing the" Report of the Tripartite Commission " After that, the hospital registers the patient’s data on the electronic network of the specialized medical councils, including a copy of the ID card, the report of the tripartite committee, and recent medical reports and examinations, without incurring any hardship for the patient. Approval for the treatment request at the state’s expense comes electronically from the main center of the specialized medical councils. In order for the decision to be issued and the patient to be notified via a short message on his mobile phone, it is required to obtain treatment at state expense that the patient is not a beneficiary of the health insurance system.
For his part, Dr. Muhammad Zidan, Director of The General Administration of Therapeutic Medicine and the Director of the Department of Specialized Medical Councils said that, within the framework of governance and improvement of the integrated services card system, medical examinations were conducted for 325,521 citizens, during the period from the first of January until the end of last October 2024, and this aims to quickly identify cases of people with disabilities. Disability is included in the medical examination procedures for issuing the integrated services card.
He added " Zidane " 135,607 citizens requesting cars equipped for people with special needs and exempt from taxes and customs duties, in addition to a debate and signing of a medical examination for 239,893 citizens requesting cash support, Solidarity and Dignity.
The Ministry of Health and Population confirms its full commitment to developing and governing medical procedures that aim to facilitate citizens and provide them with all necessary means of support, noting the possibility of inquiring about treatment decisions at state expense using the national ID card data on the following ministry website: < a data-saferedirecturl=" href=" target="_blank"> Inquire about the integrated services card through
