Egypt Medical Insurance News
Healthcare in Egypt outside of Cairo, and some other major cities like Alexandria, or tourist destinations like Sharm El Sheikh, is relatively basic, and, where available, treatment can be expensive. While facilities in major cities may be adequate for non-emergency care, most emergency or intensive care treatment should be sought in Cairo. It is also advisable to have insurance cover that provides for emergency evacuation and/or repatriation, should the appropriate facilities not be available, or in case you are visiting or staying in a part of the country without access to high quality care. Tourist destinations such as Luxor or Aswan have inadequate hospital facilities and Nile cruise boats usually do not have a ship’s doctor.
Egypt has poor sanitation, with only around 24% of Egypt’s rural population having access to safe sanitation, and it has been ranked the 16th worst country in the world for sanitation by WaterAid. Child mortality rates in Egypt have been dramatically reduced over the last 30 years- since 1970 dropping from 157 in 1000 births to 26 in 1000 by 2005. There is a state health insurance system in Egypt covering 40 hospitals, 600 polyclinics, 3,000 institute clinics, and 500 pharmacies. Government plans to privatise it were recently put on hold by an Adminstrative Court decision, but the system is poorly funded, and there are plans to require citizens to pay for a proportion of their treatment themselves.
HIV/AIDS has a fairly low prevalence in Egypt – officially around 0.1% - but education about the condition is poor, even in medical schools, and it is not widely understood by the population. In 2008 two men out of a group of eight who were arrested in Cairo, charged with debauchery, were tortured after they tested positive for HIV.
Female “circumcision”, or genital mutilation, is still widely practiced in Egypt, with an estimated 96% of married women in the country having undergone it. It is thought that 63% of Egyptian girls aged 9 or under will have this done to them in the next decade. It is more common in the countryside and less common in the cities, but laws against the practice and vigorous grass roots movements opposing it and spreading information will hopefully reduce the prevalence in future.
For more information about Egypt expat health insurance, the international health insurance plans that we can offer in Egypt, or to receive a free quote, please contact one of our expert advisers today.
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