Egypt launched 48 free medical convoys nationwide until 20 April, as part of the presidential initiative “Decent Life”, the Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population announced.
The official spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Population, Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, emphasized that the healthcare convoys have been assigned towards border governorates and rural communities with the resolve to implement all precautionary steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Furthermore, Abdel Ghaffar indicated that the convoys include all medical specialties, including internal medicine, children, nose and ear, bones, surgery, ophthalmology, dental, heart, dermatology, gynecology and childbirth, and family planning services, in addition to radiology and medical analysis services, in addition to a pharmacy, and cases that need surgical operations are transferred to hospitals affiliated with the Ministry.
The official spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Population stated that the dates and locations of the medical convoys will be published periodically on the Ministry of Health’s social media.
