Egypt's planning minister announces increased pre-university education and health allocations in Luxor

Planning Minister Ahmed Rostam concluded a field visit to Luxor on Friday, announcing increased pre-university education and health allocations and inspecting projects under construction.

• Rostam said pre-university education allocations rose 11.5%, funding 100 new Egyptian-Japanese schools and technical and applied-technology schools with private-sector partners.
• He said health allocations increased 25% to complete the second phase of the national universal health insurance program and add new governorates to it.
• Rostam and Luxor Governor Abdel Muttalib Omara inspected the new Luxor University Hospital in New Thebes, with an investment cost of about 4.5 billion Egyptian pounds.
• On the West Bank, the tour covered the Qurna Central Hospital project and the Egyptian-Japanese school under construction in the city.