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HEALTH SYSTEM IN EGYPT

3. The poor image perceived by some beneficiaries, as a result of poor
provider-patient interaction and at times the quality of care.

4. HIO’s organization structure has failed to cope with its complex
management task.

5. HIO needs to develop both the human resources & the information
systems.

HEALTH SECTOR REFORM STRATEGY

The government of Egypt articulated as its long-term goal the

achievement of universal coverage of basic health services for all of its
citizens.
Components of the Health sector reform strategy include:

 Expanding the social health insurance coverage from 47% (2003) of
the population to universal coverage based on the “family” as the
basic unit. An affordable and cost effective package of basic health
services based on the priority health needs of the population will
be provided.

 Strengthening management system and developing a regulatory
framework and institutional relationships to ensure quality of care

and to support the reform of the health sector.

 Developing the domestic pharmaceutical industry and reducing
government involvement in the production of pharmaceuticals
while strengthening its role as a financier.

Development of the Health Sector Reform Program (HSRP)

 In the late 1990s, the MOH established the HSRP,

 A 10- 15 year program with the overall goal of shifting the focus of
care in Egypt from heavy reliance on vertical programs and
inpatient care to a more integrated and less costly primary care
model

 It is focused on reorienting the system to an integrated primary
care delivery model, with a social insurance mechanism (Family
Health Fund) and a new regulatory role for the Ministry of Health

(MOH).

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