Healthcare in Egypt: A Synopsis on the System and the Anticipated Reforms.

Abstract

The general state of healthcare in the Arab Republic of Egypt has been deemed mediocre at best. With a system that has not kept up with the challenges of a rapidly growing population, the first decade of the 21st century has seen considerable inequality and a lack of social justice in the provision of healthcare services as well as in the passing of necessary and critical reforms. However, in light of the new political order, the healthcare system of the Arab republic of Egypt is one that is ripe with possibilities for growth and improvement. The new constitution of Egypt, established after the Egyptian political revolution of 2011, sets forth very ambitious goals for the healthcare sector of country. These goals include a doubling of government spending on public healthcare to 3% of Egypt's GDP by 2017, and the creation of state health councils to centralize the implementation of new public policy and reforms in the healthcare sector.