Egypt President El-Sisi reviews education and healthcare infrastructure projects

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly and senior officials to review the progress of national education and higher education projects. The discussions focused on the coordination between the ministries of education and higher education, as well as the implementation of joint programs.

Key infrastructure projects under review include the construction of new national and technological universities, research centers, and a new university in the New Administrative Capital. The meeting also addressed the development of Galala Teaching Hospital, which is planned to have 577 beds, and the National Cancer Institute project in Sheikh Zayed, known as Hospital 500500, which is intended to have 340 beds. President El-Sisi emphasized the importance of partnering with an international operator for the cancer institute to ensure high standards of medical care.

Additionally, the President directed officials to increase bed capacity in existing university hospitals and expand healthcare services. Relatedly, Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar inspected upgraded departments at the Memorial Institute for Ophthalmic Research and Al-Galaa Teaching Hospital, noting that the ophthalmic institute handled 12,085 emergency cases through September.