Health
Egypt's Health Minister Tours Upgraded Eye Institute, Teaching Hospital
October 31, 2026 at 01:02 PM
Egypt's Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar toured upgraded departments at two teaching hospitals on Saturday, reviewing equipment, services and patient feedback.
- Abdel Ghaffar inspected the Memorial Institute for Ophthalmic Research and El-Galaa Teaching Hospital to follow up on development and medical services.
- He congratulated authority head Mohamed Mostafa Abdel Ghaffar on the research center's license renewal by the Supreme Council for Medical Research Ethics.
- Ministry spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghaffar said the institute has 45 beds and 7 operating rooms, recording 12,085 emergency visits and 411 operations through September.
- Abdel Ghaffar directed increasing doctor numbers and activating an electronic case-registration system within two days.