The Ministry of Health and Population said that medical facilities in the Red Sea Governorate provided 2 million and 86 thousand and 798 medical services, during the period from January until the end of November 2024. This comes within the framework of the directives of Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health and Population, As part of efforts to achieve the sustainable development goals and Egypt’s Vision 2030.
Dr. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the official spokesman for the Ministry of Health, revealed And the population, 722,271 medical services were provided across the hospitals of the Red Sea Governorate, which included the reception, inpatient, care, nursery, and operations departments. The outpatient clinics also provided 372,419 medical services, while the evening clinics provided 47,048 services in various specialties, from During the hospitals of Hurghada General, Gharib, Al-Hamayat, Safaga, Al-Qusayr, Marsa Alam, and Al-Shalatin, in addition, convoys provided Medical services provided 36,631 treatment services in 83 convoys of various specialties.
Abdul Ghaffar pointed to the efforts made to develop hospitals and raise their efficiency in the Red Sea Governorate, where Hurghada General Hospital witnessed the introduction of the CARM device, Providing an echo device for children and adults, in addition to remote diagnostic devices, developing the outpatient clinics and physical therapy departments, while providing therapeutic laser devices and a blood gas testing device, and 4 were added. Pediatric care beds and the physical therapy department were developed at the Fever Hospital, and in Safaga Central Hospital, the oncology clinic was activated and a bacteriological laboratory was added. Also, the advanced AMR antimicrobial control program was implemented in Hurghada General, Safaga, and Fever Hospitals. Efforts included equipping the hospitals with non-medical mattresses to ensure the provision of The best health services.
Abdul Ghaffar confirmed that the primary care centers in the Red Sea Governorate provided 446 One thousand, 407 medical services included outpatient clinics, reception, laboratory, radiology, dental, and pregnancy follow-up services. 75,652 women also benefited from family planning services. In addition, remote diagnosis services were provided for 162 cases.
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Dr. Ismail Al-Arabi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health in the Red Sea Governorate, explained that the family counseling unit has been activated in all primary care centers, and the biology unit has been registered. Health Department, Hurghada Health Administration, was approved by the Accreditation and Supervision Authority, and the Zaafarana Unit was opened, Ras Ghareb Health Administration, in addition to the opening of the Hamata and Ghosun units, Marsa Alam Health Administration, with the provision of medical and non-medical equipment, and the activation of specialized clinics in the advanced primary care units.
Al-Arabi pointed to developing and raising the efficiency of medical teams in quarantine at airports and ports, while providing medical and non-medical supplies to quarantine clinics. Health facilities at Hurghada and Marsa Alam airports, and the ports of Safaga and Hurghada. An isolation room and a new clinic were equipped with all supplies in the arrival hall at Hurghada International Airport, in addition to raising the efficiency of the quarantine buildings in the sea ports of Safaga and Qusayr to ensure the provision of the best medical services to different nationalities.
< p>Al-Arabi emphasized efforts to raise the efficiency of human cadres in the medical, technical and administrative fields, as 117 training courses were implemented, benefiting 2,654 people. He also pointed out the intensification of inspection campaigns on non-governmental facilities, as the campaigns included visits to 1,156 facilities, and resulted in the issuance of 50 closure decisions against establishments that violate health requirements.
