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Medication in Egypt: between right and drug policies: Policy recommendation papers

16 September، 2019emad oufPapers and studies, Social justice and and inequality Multiple dimensions

Alia Ibrahim, Mohamed Salem The right to medicine is one of the most important components of the health care system in the world. The United Nations considers it an integral part of the right to health principle. In addition, medicine is essential for all human beings in all societies because of its direct relationship to the right to physical integrity and life. The task of providing medicines at fair prices in Egypt was one of the main features of the state’s perception in the Nasserist era of social justice and self-sufficiency. Through the industrialization of the public sector, medicine in…

Regulating the private sector providing Health care in Egypt “Policy recommendation”

4 January، 20168fe72e23ug8oDevelopment, Economic and Social Rights

The problems of the private sector in the healthcare field: There is a substantial lack of information about the status of the private healthcare sector. According to the Ministry of Health in 2013, Egypt is home to 1,422 private healthcare units with a total of 32.6 thousand beds, 25% of hospital beds in Egypt. This is in addition to more than 82,000 private clinics across the different governorates. The private sector takes a relatively major part in offering health services to Egyptians, yet is rife with problems, related especially to regulating its activities and prices and evaluating the quality of…