Health Insurance: Completion of procedures to include 8.5 million beneficiaries "Solidarity and dignity" And irregular employment
The General Authority for Health Insurance announced that during the first quarter of the fiscal year 2024/2025, procedures were completed to include 8.5 million beneficiaries of Takaful, Dignity, and irregular workers into the health insurance umbrella at a cost of 10 billion pounds annually, in addition to the above. In 2022, it included categories of 15 million new citizens, bringing the total number of health insurance beneficiaries 78,169,398, with an insurance coverage rate of 78% of the total Egyptian population.
The authority explained – in a statement today – that the first phase of the home screening project was launched with the participation of 25 hospitals covering 13 governorates, which is done through the hotline (106). Treatment was provided to more than 10 beneficiaries, and 11 advanced diagnostic and therapeutic services were developed in the field of oncology, the most important of which is the application of artificial intelligence to detect cancer cases. Breast.
Also, 10 new departments and therapeutic services were created for children in the specializations of pediatric oncology, the unit of reparative enzymes, urinary tract, and bones. A special reception unit for children was also created at Nile Hospital, and beds for child care and dental treatment for people of determination under general anesthesia were increased. In addition to expanding the endoscopy service to 8 hospitals and echocardiography via the esophagus, the Authority also expanded the number of 15 new departments in its hospitals.
Also, The Authority has developed the medicine and medical supply system, with the cost of medicine during 2023-2024 reaching 12 billion pounds, while the cost of oncology treatment reached 2 billion 500 million pounds for approximately 90 thousand oncology patients.
The cost of disseminated multiple sclerosis reached 221 million pounds for 3,041 patients, with the application of preventive treatment. It was applied to 2,000 patients at a cost that reached one billion pounds, and the cost of treating diabetics reached 900 million pounds for 1,500,000 patients. 15 treatment protocols were updated and a number of new medicines and local medicines were included to maintain drug supply chains, with the introduction of a number of new concentrations and the expansion of evening pharmacies to reach 117 pharmacies, in addition to implementing antibiotic governance programs and vigilance programs. Medicines, drug information centers and clinical pharmacy in 22 of the Authority’s hospitals.
The Authority expanded the evening clinics in cooperation with the secretariat Medical centers and the therapeutic medicine sector (where 36 clinics were operated as a first phase and 30 clinics are being operated as a second phase), where the frequency reached 119 thousand patients, in addition to 96 evening clinics providing their services to health insurance beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries, where the frequency reached 9 million patients.< /p>
5 comprehensive clinics and school clinics were also opened (Assiut Medical Complex – Suez Clinic – Basyoun in Gharbia – Kafr El-Zayat in Gharbia – 10th of Ramadan Complex – Maadi therapeutic). As for the presidential initiatives, the total number of beneficiaries reached (7 million 557 thousand 847 beneficiaries). In the field of projects and development of infrastructure and equipment in accordance with quality and accreditation standards, the Authority has completed 16 total and partial development projects and raised the efficiency of its units at a cost of 5 billion pounds.
In the field of developing information infrastructure and digital transformation, the electronic reservation system was developed (where it was Activation of 250 clinics covering 19 branches) where 10 million electronic reservations were made, in addition to developing a decision automation system where 16 million decisions were issued. Mechanized. The period from " 7/1/2024 until 9/30/2024" 505 trainees were trained through various training programs.
During the third quarter of 2024, nutrition work was carried out in hospitals at the level of the governorates of the Republic, as the governorates of (Cairo – Minya – Giza – Alexandria – Assiut – were visited) Al-Beheira – Al-Gharbiyya – Kafr El-Sheikh – Al-Dakahlia – Al-Sharqiya).
As for the medical convoys, it was completed Implementing 556 medical convoys during the third quarter of the year 2024, with a total number of 564,478 cases detected and treated in all governorates of the Republic.
Regarding the performance indicators during the third quarter of the current year 2024, the total frequency reached a number (575,302) patients received medical service in outpatient clinics in hospitals and fever departments across the Republic, while the total frequency reached (154,718) patients to receive medical service at reception and emergency services in fever hospitals and departments across the Republic.
A total of (19,682) patients have also been discharged after receiving treatment in fever hospitals and fever departments across the Republic, including treatment (15,942) inpatients, and (4,535) patients treated in intermediate and intensive care in fever hospitals.
