Egypt health ministry opens committee to regulate doctor training and distribution

Egypt's deputy health minister chaired the first meeting of a new committee to overhaul rules governing medical training, resident doctor distribution, and promotions.

• Amr Qandil, deputy health minister, chaired the first meeting of the Supreme Committee for Professional Affairs, formed by Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar's decision and including the Egyptian Health Council.
• The committee will propose rules governing resident doctors' movement, their distribution across hospitals by actual need and specialty, and conditions for accredited training hospitals.
• Qandil said developing medical training and regulating career paths is crucial to health service quality and requires clear, fair distribution rules.
• Health Ministry spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghaffar said the meeting discussed linking training policies to hospitals' needs and addressing specialty deficits.