Egypt denies delaying launch of health insurance system in Port Said

Egypt denied delaying the launch of a comprehensive health insurance system in Port Said, which is scheduled for the first half of next September, due to failure of the pilot phase, according to the cabinet’s media centre.

Health Ministry confirmed that the effective implementation of the system will start in the first half of September, especially after the success of the pilot, according to Egypt Today on Friday.

Earlier in August, President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi called for implementing the health insurance system, taking into consideration the technical, human, and medical sides to ensure the good quality of medical services.

In July, the pilot operation of the comprehensive health insurance system in Port Said governorate started in July. Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly said earlier in a press conference that the governorate will be the first to benefit from the new system through 11 general and specialized hospitals and 32 healthcare units