RIYADH: Egypt’s volume of public spending on the health sector has increased by 70 percent, compared to the previous three years, the minister of planning and economic development said.
The volume of public spending on the sector over the last three years has amounted to 270 billion Egyptian pounds ($14.6 billion), Hala Al-Saeed added.
Al-Saeed highlighted the government’s efforts and initiatives to support and develop the health sector.
Initiatives by the Egyptian government included the eradication of Hepatitis C, the detection of malnutrition diseases among students, and an initiative to eliminate waiting lists of patients.
She added that the second phase of the economic reform program includes measures for structural reform of the energy and communications and information technology sectors.
The minister’s comments came during her participation in the Harvard Ministerial Leadership Forum, held in Boston, to review ministers’ roles and contributions in governments.
