In 3 years: number of subscribers in Egypt's Universal Health Insurance System hits 4.5M

CAIRO – 6 July 2022:  Acting Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar stated Tuesday in a meeting with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli that the number of citizens enrolled in the Universal Health Insurance System has hit 4.5 million since its launching in 2019.

It is mandatory to mention that the system is being introduced over phases nationwide. Until present, the system had been available in Port Said, Luxor, Ismailiyah, South Sinai, Aswan, and Suez.

The acting minister said that the number of medical check-ups/procedures provided to subscribers in Port Said, Ismailiyah, and Luxor has exceeded 2.2 million. That is in addition to 185,183 surgeries, and 5.5 million family planning services. All those were delivered through 21 hospitals, and 134 healthcare units, centers and clinics.

Abdel Ghaffar added that the number of services offered through the system has become 2,941 after adding 90 new ones, including some that are pertaining to psychiatry, dentistry, and dieting among others.  

The vast majority of service providers through the system are public hospitals and healthcare establishments. Yet, there are 38 private entities that joined the system in Port Said and Luxor.