Egypt to invest 45.9 bln EGP in health services next fiscal year

STORY: Egypt to invest 45.9 bln EGP in health services next fiscal year DATELINE: May 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of hospitals in Egypt STORYLINE: Egyptian Minister of Planning and Economic Development Hala Al-Saeed confirmed on Monday that the investments of health services in the sustainable development plan 2022/2023 amounted to 45.9 billion Egyptian pounds (around 2.48 billion U.S. dollars). She said the funds will establish and develop 94 hospitals, 480 health units, and 1,500 intensive care beds, with a focus on the governorates of Qena, Buhaira, Suez and Giza. The minister revealed that the funds will be used to complete the establishment and development of 29 hospitals, seven university hospitals, and 52 integration hospitals within the framework of the Egyptian Family Development Projects. The statement came during the plenary session of the House of Representatives chaired by Counselor Hanafi Jabali on the sustainable development plan