Tuesday 18/March/2025 – 06:32 PM
Dr. Ahmed Al -Sobky, Chairman of the Health Care Authority, announced during the celebration of the Egyptian doctor’s day, the achievement of 100% in the automation of primary care services, and about 90% in the mechanization of hospitals and medical facilities affiliated with the authority.
Al-Sobky added that the authority has become the first health institution in the Arab world and North Africa to apply the ICD-11 medical coding system accredited by the World Health Organization, which reflects the authority’s commitment to developing digital health services.
Al -Sobky also stressed the continuation of efforts to develop the electronic pharmacy system and the mechanization of all technical and administrative support operations, which contributes to improving the quality of health care provided to citizens.
The speech of the president’s health advisor on the day of the Egyptian doctor
Meanwhile, Dr. Mohamed Awad Taj Al -Din, Advisor to the President of the Republic, confirmed that the Egyptian doctors were always at the forefront of the classes during crises, offering great sacrifices to the homeland, pointing to their prominent role during the October 1973 war, where they worked day and night to save the wounded.
Taj Al -Din indicated that he was a witness to the decision to evacuate hospitals in preparation for the war, as the gradual evacuation process began on the first of October by 25%, then 50% the next day, reaching the evacuation of all hospitals on the sixth of October, stressing that the doctors did not leave their sites despite the evacuation of patients, and they continued to work inside the hospitals for a period of three and a half months to provide medical care to the injured soldiers.
This came during his speech in the celebration of the Egyptian doctor’s day, where he reviewed his career, during which he witnessed the dedication of doctors in performing their message, praising the integrated medical team’s role, including doctors, pharmacists, nursing and technicians.
Taj al -Din also saluted the captain of the doctors, Dr. Osama Abdel -Hay, and the leaders of the health system, stressing that the Egyptian doctors were the ones who introduced the latest medical technologies to the country, and they were pioneers in many specialties.
