Another program introduced during this period was the development of the Triangle Maspero
and the transfer of some families with their consent to Al-Asmarat neighborhood based on their
wishes as a comprehensive urban area with facilities and services ranging from schools to
health unit hospital. In addition, the Gheit Al-enab area was inaugurated after being developed
and transformed from an empty area of land to a thriving zone with decent living standards.
Meanwhile, 56 other areas in various governorates are undergoing development, while the
governorates of Alexandria and Port Said, as well as the Red Sea and Suez provinces have
been declared slum-free.
8. Pursuant to Egypt's commitment under Article 16 of the African Charter on Human and
Peoples' Rights, and in enactment of article 18 of the Constitution on the right of every citizen to
integrated healthcare in accordance with quality standards, and its decision to allocate a
proportion of government expenditure to health of not less than 3 percent gradually, until it
meets international standards, the House of Representatives concluded its deliberations on a
draft law on the introduction of a comprehensive social health insurance system by the end of
2017, which constitutes an important axis of the strategic plan for the development of the health
system in all sectors, with the current program projected to run till 2030. The bill aims to make
implementation of this program mandatory and gradual for all citizens in all governorates. The
state must steadily increase the quality and efficiency of its health facilities by providing
separate funds for different aspects of the healthcare system, providing services and
supervising the quality of performance of these services through the establishment of three
independent bodies to manage the Comprehensive social health insurance system , namely:
a. The Comprehensive Health Insurance Management and Finance Authority, which
manages and finances the system.
b. Hospitals and Health Care Authority which is tasked with providing primary and
secondary services represented in basic health care units, clinics and family medicine
centers and comprehensive clinics with current health insurance. This authority also
provides advanced services through health insurance hospitals, hospitals of the medical
institution, specialized medical centers, Ministry of Health hospitals and Educational
Hospital Authority.
c. The Healthcare Services Oversight Authority is charged with overseeing and supervising
medical and health services as well as having responsibility for the members of medical
professions. It also supervises the safety and stability of the health sector, organizing
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