Political leadership interested in executing health insurance system: Min.

CAIRO - 6 February 2020: Finance Minister Mohamed Maait has said that the political leadership pays great attention to the optimal implementation of the comprehensive health insurance system, with a view to providing high quality health services to all citizens.

In this regard, he touched on President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's directives to make best use of international experience in the application of the health insurance system.

Maait made the remarks during his meeting on Thursday with a World Bank delegation led by Amr el Shalakany, a World Bank healthcare expert and Director of the World Bank office in Egypt Marina Weiss.

During the meeting, attended by International Cooperation Minister Rania el Mashat, the finance minister asserted that the government is keen on boosting cooperation with the World Bank and other global institutions in different development fields, notably the sectors of health and education.

Maait told the World Bank delegation that Port Said governorate was the first to implement the health insurance system, which will be applicable to all governorates by 2033.

On her part, the international cooperation minister said that the government seeks to strengthen fruitful cooperation with development partners in various areas, lauding the technical support offered by the World Bank to the country's health care system.