Minister of Health: Citizens should be proud of what Egypt provided to the brothers in Gaza

During the weekly press conference held today by Dr. Mustafa Madbouly, Prime Minister, in the presence of a number of ministers, Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Deputy Prime Minister for Human Development, Minister of Health and Population, reviewed the efforts of the Egyptian medical sector in dealing with the Gaza Strip crisis, and providing many services and medical care for Palestinian brothers. And the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Civil Society Institutions, as well as the private sector, indicating that 662 days have passed since the beginning of the events on October 7, 2023, explaining that efforts started since the outbreak of the crisis and the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, describing this situation as the majestic situation, saying: & quot; since this date there are assignments from His Excellency President Abdel Fattah Al -Sisi, President of the Republic, and the government, to prepare to receive Al -Jarhi And the injured as a result of the military operation that was expected after the events of October 7 & quot;

Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar noted that the crisis committee was already formed in the Ministry of Health and Population, in cooperation with the various parties provided for health services, where 37 hospitals were prepared in 8 governorates, the first group of which included hospitals in North Sinai Governorate: Bir al -Abd, Shaj Zuweid, Al -Arish General, and Nakhl, with a total number of family Skip the 500 beds, in addition to a large number of concentrated sponsors, as these hospitals were prepared and equipped with various advanced medical equipment of resonance rays, CT scans, and various surgical devices, this is in addition to the medical teams specialized in military operations, which are qualified to deal with various cases resulting from such military operations. Which provides medical services to Palestinian brothers today to 300 hospitals in 26 governorates at the level of the Republic, noting that there are 172 hospitals in 24 governorates with many Palestinian brothers receiving care and medical services today, indicating that this is a huge work that necessitated a great effort and training from the various medical teams, these teams that were present at the Rafah crossing, where the cases were received from the beginning of November of 2023 through 150 ambulances that were allocated To transfer the wounded and the injured from the crossing to the various hospitals within the North Sinai governorate, then the transfer began to the hospitals of the canal governorates, according to the progress of cases, and the accurate specializations required for these cases, explaining that about 38 thousand doctors from various medical specialties were monitored in cooperation with the Ministry of Higher Education and Egyptian universities, and nearly 25 thousand of the Nursing Authority, they worked during the last period since the outbreak of the crisis in the Gaza Strip to provide medical services For the Palestinian brothers. Palestinians and multiple nationalities, in addition to the children under ten years of obtaining various compulsory vaccinations, as the number of children vaccinated to 27 thousand children, in addition to the advanced surgeries that were performed in various specializations such as brain and nerve surgeries, advanced orthopedic surgeries, as well Tumors, cardiology and immune diseases. And housing, to provide places to accommodate the injured and the wounded and their companions until they recover. He talked about the great efforts made by the Ministry of Social Solidarity to secure the places of subsistence, explaining that the procedures that were implemented within 21 months reached more than 578 million dollars in the Egyptian state. Dealing with this humanitarian issue. The efforts of the state, led by President Abdel Fattah Al -Sisi, President of the Republic, tells them to embrace them and provide medical services and assistance to them in this ordeal, & nbsp; Pointing out during his talk to what Egypt received from the State of Sudan for nearly 450 thousand displaced people from the result of the recent Sudanese events, in addition to the hosting of Egypt from residents from a number of different countries. The conversation was moved, during the press conference, by Dr. Maya Morsi, Minister of Social Solidarity, where she was directed & nbsp; Thanks to the political leadership for the clear role, and the effort that took place during that important period in the file of the Palestinian issue. The sector. Also, we can facilitate entry through the Karam Abu Salem crossing. During the last period, and since the events of October 7, there are more than 35,000 humanitarian aid trucks, approximately 500 thousand tons, which is a record in the history of humanitarian work. To preserve the materials, subsidies and humanitarian aid inside Al -Arish and Ismailia, as well as the establishment of human cuisine in Sheikh Zuweid City in North Sinai, to provide meals for the displaced and stranded Palestinians, and send bread to Gaza. Starting in March 2024, this kitchen started operating and hot meals reached half a million hot meals, 2 million loaves and 700 thousand dry meals. Two ships were also received in Al -Arish Port that works as floating field hospitals to treat the injured, pointing to providing the necessary care for the transites from the Rafah crossing by the Egyptian Red Crescent and providing relief services to them with a total of 107 thousand and 87 transites, in addition to providing multiple services to the injured by the Egyptian Red Crescent and they are 7277 injured, in addition to their companions, and their number that has reached some It is approximately 16 thousand facilities. For our brothers in Gaza & quot, saying: This budget from Egyptian society exceeded 4 billion pounds. In cooperation between the ministries of social solidarity, housing, youth, sports and local development, the Egyptian government provides furniture for these temporary centers, foodstuffs and clothing, with the provision of nurseries and medical units within these shelters. This budget also exceeded 29 million dollars. In Al -Arish.

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