Egypt promotes medical tourism within Africa

Salwa Samir

Egypt tourism — Yemeni women visit the Giza Pyramids on the southwestern outskirts of Cairo in this 2020 photo. Egypt's “Tour n’ Cure” medical tourism initiative brings hepatitis C patients from all over the world to Egypt for treatment and tourism, and the country is making further efforts to attract patients from other African countries. — KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images

Egypt hopes to use its improving health sector to promote medical tourism, encouraging citizens of other African nations to visit Egypt for treatment.

This topic was discussed at a Sept 2. meeting between Dr. Ahmed El-Sobky, President of the General Authority for Health Care, and Ambassador Mohamed Khalil, the Secretary-General of the Egyptian Agency for Partnership for Development (EAPD). Established in 2014, the EAPD is the first South-South cooperation institution in Egypt to share technical expertise with African countries.

The EAPD is supporting medical tourism through the initiative "We take care of you in Egypt," which was launched in September 2020 by the General Authority for Health Care. The initiative provides high-quality medical services for tourists within the hospitals of the comprehensive health insurance system.

So far, this initiative has attracted visitors from six countries: Zambia, Nigeria, Yemen, Sudan, Libya, and the Philippines.

Egypt promotes medical tourism within Africa

A cross-agency recruitment campaign seeks to encourage citizens of other countries to visit Egypt for treatment

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