Planning min.: LE6.3B allocated for "Decent Life" presidential initiative

CAIRO - 16 September 2019: Minister of Planning, Follow-Up and Administrative Reform Hala el Saeed has said the state allocated EGP 6.3 billion for Hayah Karima (Decent Life) presidential initiative to improve citizens' living conditions.

While inspecting El Nas Hospital for Children in Shubra El Khayma district of Qalyubia governorate, el Saeed added that her ministry pays great attention to service projects, especially those related to education and health.

She noted that the ministry is ready to meet all needs of the hospital, with the aim of offering the best health care services to children.

During her inspection tour, she lauded capabilities available at the hospital, which she described as an excellent model of partnership among the civil society, the private sector and the government.

El Nas charity hospital is the largest children's hospital in the Middle East and Africa, with a capacity of about 600 beds.

It contains 10 operating theaters, 140 intensive care units, 4 cardiac catheterization units, and 48 outpatient clinics.